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Cymric items in the Pepys Library
Welsh language and culture appear throughout the Pepys Library, from grammar books to rare ballads, revealing Pepys’s linguistic curiosity and interest in Welsh print history.
Thomas Becket
Magdalene’s collections reveal Becket’s enduring influence, from defaced medieval chants to Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral in global translations from the Valerie Eliot bequest.
Book Owners Online
Magdalene’s Old Library book owners now feature in Book Owners Online, revealing new links, lives, and stories behind seventeenth- and eighteenth-century provenance records.
Monitoring species condemned to extinction may help save others as global temperatures rise
The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, are living
Great books and Great archaeologists: Part I. Ancestors
1848 was key in archaeology, with works like Layard’s Nineveh and Marx’s Communist Manifesto reshaping interpretations. Richard Neville, Magdalene antiquarian, also contributed.
Mary Astell: The First English Feminist
Magdalene Library's discovery of 47 books and pamphlets owned and annotated by philosopher Mary Astell (1666–1731) is a significant find. Join Dr Jane Hughes, Professor James Raven, and experts to discuss.
Starter for Ten: Meet the University Challenge Team
Join Professor Chris Lintott (1999) and the 2021 Magdalene University Challenge Team for a fun roundtable discussion on their journey to the final, how it all started, and whether Jeremy Paxman is as scary!
Behind the scenes with the Magdalene University Challenge Team
Magdalene’s University Challenge Team triumphed in the semi-finals with a score of 270, securing a spot in the finals. The team, led by Daniel Lawson, continues to impress with strong performances.
Mary Astell Announcement
Magdalene College’s Old Library unveiled a collection of Mary Astell’s personal library on International Women’s Day 2021. This discovery is now catalogued for research on ‘idiscover’.
Library discovery reveals a science student way ahead of her time
Magdalene College has uncovered 47 books and pamphlets owned by Mary Astell (1666–1731), considered the first English feminist. Her handwritten notes reveal her engagement with natural philosophy.
Magdalene Alumni recognised in 2021 New Year Honours
The College congratulates our Members recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours: Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger, Mr Brian Gilchrist, Mr Martin Frobisher, Dr Peter Abbott, and Miss Emily Penn.
The Historic Libraries go Dutch
The Pepys Library’s rare Dutch publications have been added to the STCN, a retrospective bibliography, enhancing scholars' access to these 17th-century items linked to Pepys's interests.