Project Gutenberg 2013-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 64 Stubbs, Charles William 1845 1912 Stubbs, Charles William, Bp. of Truro Railton, Fanny Railton, Mrs. Herbert Edney, Frances Janetta Railton, Herbert 1857 1910 04004380 Cambridge and Its Story Mediæval town series Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Cambridge and Its Story" by Charles William Stubbs is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the rich and varied history of Cambridge, its university, and its significance as a center of learning and trade throughout the ages. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for understanding Cambridge's legendary origins, along with its development from a trading post into one of the world's most esteemed educational institutions. At the start of the book, Stubbs provides an overview of the fabled beginnings of Cambridge as recounted by poets and chroniclers, including John Lydgate and Spenser, who attributed its founding to legendary figures like a Spanish prince and ancient philosophers. He highlights how these myths blend with the geographical and commercial importance of the site, placing Cambridge as a crucial gateway in East Anglia. The author discusses the evolution of the city throughout various historical periods, detailing how it grew and changed under various influences, ultimately becoming the esteemed university town of today, thus setting the stage for a deeper exploration of its history in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43764/43764-h/images/cover.jpg en University of Cambridge -- History Cambridge (England) -- History DA LF Text Mediæval Town Series Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Schools & Universities 604270 604282 2024-09-18T10:56:57.571707 2023-09-19T06:51:53.498337 text/html text/html 592271 2021-01-25T10:44:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 16524004 2021-01-25T10:44:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17362503 2024-09-18T10:57:12.780620 application/epub+zip 17350741 2024-09-18T10:57:00.303700 application/epub+zip 290120 2024-09-18T10:56:58.620699 application/epub+zip 17499104 2024-09-18T10:57:21.657575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 17412539 2024-09-18T10:57:09.773631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405826 2022-09-20T03:55:40.565012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480400 480237 2024-09-18T10:56:55.674710 2023-09-19T06:51:51.758312 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 480162 2013-09-18T14:37:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184047 2013-09-18T14:38:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 480213 2013-09-18T14:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183956 2013-09-18T14:38:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22010 2024-09-18T10:57:21.902553 application/rdf+xml 14758 2024-09-18T10:56:58.787684 image/jpeg 2329 2024-09-18T10:56:58.705683 image/jpeg 16642251 2024-09-18T10:56:57.942672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia