King Henry VI grants Abbot Lytlington of Crowland Abbey (near Peterborough) some land north of the river in Cambridge to establish a hostel for Benedictine student-monks. The location has been inhabited since prehistoric times: both Iron Age and Roman rem
1470
Construction begins on the buildings of the "Monks' Hostel,", later known as Magdalene College. John de Wisbech, Abbot of Crowland, completes the Chapel at this time.
1483
Duke of Buckingham, patron of Magdalene College (then known as Buckingham College), Cambridge, is executed for treason.
1515
Thomas Cranmer appointed lecturer at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Jan 1955
C. S. Lewis is professor of Medieval and Renaissance English, a position created just for him, at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Lewis preferred his new college to its Oxford counterpart. He wrote that Magdalene was "tiny, old-fashioned, and pious, an
Aug 1963
Failing health forces C. S. Lewis to resign from his position at Magdalene College, Cambridge
