The Cambridge Bishop: Sir Isaac Newton. Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), mathematician and physicist, matriculated for a law degree at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1661, working in parallel as a personal servant to wealthier students to finance his studies. Only eight years later, he was already appointed senior fellow, and became the second Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of ...
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The first production run of the Oxbridge Chess Set is ready to be shipped in time for Christmas.  The set is available from the shop on our website (www.oxbridgechess.com/shop/). If receiving your set before Christmas is important, please order by Thursday, December 17th.  We estimate Friday is the last shipping date for delivery before Christmas for most countries. I would like to t...
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The Oxford Queen: Queen Caroline of Ansbach  Educated at the court of Prussia by scholars such as Gottfried Leibniz, Queen Caroline (1683-1737) became a lifelong supporter of arts and education. In her later life as the wife of King George II, she surrounded herself with artists, writers, and intellectuals. She engaged herself in propagating freedom for the press and freedom of speech in parliame...
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The Cambridge Queen: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby. Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, was an ardent supporter of education.  She founded two colleges in Cambridge: in 1505, the former Godshouse College was refounded and enlarged as Christ´s College, and in 1511, St. John´s College was completed after her death.  In both Cambridge and Oxford she estab...
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The Oxford King: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke   William Herbert´s statue can be found in the courtyard of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He had an almost lifelong connection to the University of Oxford, starting in 1593, when he matriculated at New College at the age of 13. He returned in his later life as the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, between 1617 and 1630....
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The Cambridge King: King Henry VIII of England   King Henry VIII was born in 1491 and was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Following his father Henry VII, he was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty. He was a benefactor of both Cambridge and Oxford universities, founding Trinity College, Cambridge and Christ Church College, Oxford as sister colleges in 1546. Tri...
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