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Coat of arms of Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society [9] Granted 30th May 2007 (College of Arms, London) Crest Upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Sable A demi-Lion guardant Or supporting with its sinister foot a Book fesswise Argent bound Gules clasped Or and holding in its dexter foot a Crane’s Leg a la quise Gules feathered Or
Modern arms of universities began appearing in England around the middle of the 15th century, with Oxford's being possibly the oldest university arms in the world, being adopted around the end of the 14th century. [1] The earliest granting of university arms was to King's College Cambridge by Henry VI in 1449.
The arms were granted at the 1573 visitation of the County of Cambridge undertaken by Robert Cooke, the then Clarenceux King of Arms, and a graduate of St John's College. The lions represent the university's royal patronage, the ermine represents dignity, and the Bible on the cross represents both knowledge and the Christian faith.
The College has, during its history, used five different coats of arms. The one currently in use has two legitimate blazons. The first form is the original grant by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms, in 1575: Or four pallets Gules within a border of the last charged with eight ducal coronets of the first.
The University of Cambridge has 31 colleges, [5] founded between the 13th and 20th centuries. No colleges were founded between 1596 (Sidney Sussex College) and 1800 (Downing College), which allows the colleges to be distinguished into two groups according to foundation date: the 16 "old" colleges, founded between 1284 and 1596, and
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Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [4] Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou . Its buildings span the River Cam with the Mathematical Bridge and Silver Street connecting the two sides.
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