king's college, cambridge

King's College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. The College was founded by King Henry VI in 1441 and was originally intended as a college for pupils from Eton College, itself founded by Henry. Over the following centuries the college then gradually broadened its intake and is now widely regarded to be amongst the most progressive of the Cambridge colleges. As of 2003, approximately 68% of the British undergraduate intake were educated at comprehensive schools prior to further education.

The College Chapel

The College's Chapel, considered a fine example of late Gothic architecture, was built over the period of 100 years in three stages. Much of the stone used to build the Chapel came from Ramsey Abbey near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The chapel features the world's largest fan vault, some fine examples of stained glass and the painting "The Adoration of the Magi" by Rubens. The chapel continues to be used actively as a place of worship and also for some college events. The Chapel choir consists of students from both the college itself and the nearby King's College School. The choir traditionally broadcast their Nine Lessons and Carols on the BBC from the chapel on Christmas Eve. The Chapel is widely seen as the symbol of Cambridge, for example in the logo of the city council (image).

Alumni

Alumni of the College include:

Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625, Composer
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, 1674-1738, Statesman and agriculturist
Robert Walpole, 1676-1745, First British Prime Minister
Horace Walpole, 1717-1797, Politician
E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, Writer
John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946, Economist
James K. Galbraith, Economist
Rupert Brooke, 1887-1915, Poet
Alan Turing, 1912-1954, Mathematician
Rt Rev Lord Habgood, 1927-, Archbishop of York
J. G. Ballard, 1930-, Writer
Tam Dalyell, 1932-, Politician
Andrew Davis, 1944-, Conductor
Salman Rushdie, 1947-, Writer
David Baddiel, 1964-, Comedian and writer
Zadie Smith, 1975-, novelist
Robin Milner, computer pioneer
Simon Hoggart, 1946-, journalist
Derek Prince, 1915-2003, Bible teacher
David Willcocks, conductor
Jessica Rydill, author
Francis Richards, diplomat

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