King's College, Cambridge, established by Henry VI

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

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Date of occurrence 1441

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With an endowment from Henry VI, a new college was established in Cambridge, joining the seven existing colleges of the University, and named King's for Henry. He had founded Eton School the previous year, and, after an initial modest plan, in 1443 he decided to link the two institutions, so that the members of King's College were to be selected entirely from Eton students.

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