King’s is different. Such is the common perception, both inside and outside the College. More contested,perhaps, is how much this is an advantage. But King’s was different right from the start. It was a completely different model of a College. It was a place that for centuries did not deign to take examinations but simply demanded degrees from the University.
There are many Cambridge colleges. There are many books about them. They have a standard style. King’s is different. This book is different. It reveals dissonance. It is packed with a jostling profusion of different ideas, images, and perceptions that cannot even in total account for all the College’s unique mystery.
Professor Ross Harrison
There are many Cambridge colleges. There are many books about them. They have a standard style. King’s is different. This book is different. It reveals dissonance. It is packed with a jostling profusion of different ideas, images, and perceptions that cannot even in total account for all the College’s unique mystery.
Professor Ross Harrison


