Henry VII, who reigned from 1485 to 1509. The king’s mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, re-founded Christ’s College in 1505, almost seven decades after it was first established as God’s House. “ ...

It was re-founded as Christ's College in 1505 by Henry VII's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. The portcullis was the badge of the Beaufort family. The 20ft (6m) wide design - partially obscured by ...

The sister school to the 475-year-old Christ College Brecon will be known as King Henry VIII College.