Regius Professor of Divinity

The Regius Professorship of Divinity is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Cambridge.

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Professorships - University of Cambridge

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The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, later increased by James I with the rectory of Somersham, Cambridgeshire.

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Henry VIII - 1540 - James I - Somersham

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