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Term: Cambridge

Located on the rivers Cam and Granta; site of prehistoric and Roman remains; oldest college is Peterhouse (founded 1284); was confirmed a university city by Pope John XXII in 1384; visited by Erasmus in 1510; site of Holy Sepulchre Church, famed for its circular plan; the Fitzwilliam Museum is here.

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Cambridge, England, 1757 - 1834
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