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.

Prough said the idea of an honors college, which brings together students from various majors to study philosophy, literature, religion and ethics, was an experiment back then. Kr ...