Speaker: Dr Patricia McGuire
Event Recorded on 24th April 2021
College Archivist Patricia McGuire presents a narrated exhibition on the College’s Founder and First Legacy benefactor, King Henry VI.
2021 marks 600 years since Henry’s birth and 550 years since his death. It is a good point at which to pause and reflect upon the way his legacies to his College in Cambridge are currently manifest here. After the presentation, Patricia answers questions from the audience.
Patricia McGuire originally trained as a mathematician. A mid-life career change saw her earn an archives qualification in Ireland in 2004, just in time to take a maternity cover post offered at King’s. She became permanent in 2005 and has never looked back. The diversity of the collections at King’s, the peaceful College site, grateful readers and congenial colleagues all ensure that she is unlikely to give up the coveted post any time soon.
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The Henry VI Circle recognises those who have remembered King's College Cambridge in their Will.
For more information on making a legacy pledge to King's, please visit: www.kings.cam.ac.uk/members-and-friends/support/leaving-a-legacy or email us directly at legacies@kings.cam.ac.uk.
