The first college was Peterhouse founded in 1284 by Hugh Balsham, Bishop of Ely?. The second-oldest college is [King's Hall]? which was founded in 1317. Most colleges were founded during the fifteenth century. They are /Michaelhouse?, [/Clare College]?, [/Pembroke College]?, [/Gonville Hall]?, [/Trinity Hall]?, [/Corpus Christi College]?, King's?, Queens'? and [St Catharine's]?. During those early times the colleges were founded so that their students would pray for the souls of the founders. The colleges of Jesus, Christ's and [St John's]? were a result of the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century. The first colleges for women were [Girton College]? in 1869 and [Newnham College]? in 1872. The first women students were examined in 1882 but attempts to make women full members of the university did not succeed until 1947, 20 years later than at Oxford. The above is not a complete list of the Colleges.
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