There is no such thing as triple first honours at the University of Cambridge. You may be referring to a starred first, which is awarded to someone getting extremely high marks. These are very rare indeed – each subject might see a single starred first only every five years or so. What is a Cambridge …
Most of the time you’ll get your books from your library, or the UL or subject-specific libraries. You can use other college bars and the like very easily though. Can I use other college libraries at Cambridge? There are more than 100 libraries within the University. Of these, you will generally be able to use …
No – you can only make one application to the University, either selecting a preference College or an open application. Applications to more than one College, or to one College and an open application are not allowed. How many unis can you apply to if you apply to Cambridge? You can apply for one course …
Fellows of St John’s. Supposedly, Fellows of St John’s are the only people outside the Royal Family in the United Kingdom allowed to eat unmarked mute swans. What is Pembroke College Cambridge known for? Pembroke College, founded in 1347 by Marie de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke, is proud of its traditions. The third oldest …
In England, you cannot eat swan for two reasons: they are protected by the Queen and they may contain lead. Is it illegal to eat swans in UK? It remains illegal to eat swans in England, but for different reasons to those in the past. Mute swans are protected as a ‘wild bird’ by the …
The children were previously known as George Cambridge, George Cambridge and George Cambridge at school. Now they will be known to their friends and teachers as George Wales, Charlotte Wales and Louis Wales. For more on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. What are the names of the Duke …
When they married, they were granted new titles—Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex, respectively—so their last names changed. Yet, while William’s kids used the surname Cambridge (and now Wales), Harry’s kids don’t use Sussex. Why is Prince William called the Duke of Cambridge? Duke of Cambridge, one of several current royal dukedoms in the …
In ancient Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Cambridge surname lived beside a bridge over the river Cam. This surname originated as a local name for natives who came from the town of Cambridge. Cambridge was in both Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire. Where did the name Cambridge come from? The settlement’s original name was Grantabrycge, which …
In the United States, the name Cambridge is the 12,464th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. What does the last name Cambridge mean? Cambridge Name Meaning English: habitational name from Cambridge the university city and county town of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia. Until the late 14th century this place was …
Your parents can’t come to matriculation; it’s a ceremony for only those who are matriculating or are otherwise involved in it (eg the pro-vice-chancellor). Do parents come to matriculation Cambridge? Can/do parents come to Matriculation? Not really, unfortunately – it’s pretty much students and fellows only! Do parents go to matriculation at Oxford? Parents are …
