This painting portrays a full-length, life-size figure standing on a red-covered step before a throne and is said to derive from the Armada Portrait by George Gower which currently hangs in Woburn Abbey. This fine portrayal of Elizabeth symbolizes a long and continuing connection between Cambridge and the Queen that had profound implications for this ancient seat of learning. Cambridge was to consequently benefit very considerably from the interest in its fortunes displayed by Elizabeth and the many powerful members of her Court who previously had been educated at the university. Cambridge’s connection with the Tudor Court had begun well before the reign of Elizabeth, when Erasmus had paid a number of visits to the university during the reign of her father, Henry VIII. The great Flemish humanist, whose reputation had spread throughout Europe, resided at Queen’s College while he fulfilled the posts of Lady Margaret Reader in Greek and Professor of Divinity. The tower in the south-west corner of Old Court, where he is said to have lived, is traditionally known as Erasmus Tower, while the nearby President’s Lodge is an excellent example of early sixteenth-century architecture.
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