Caen College, 1858. Burial-place of William the Conqueror. 'In the chancel of William's church - that of St. Stephen - his remains the adjacent beautiful structure, formerly its abbey, now [house] the College or Lyceum of has been termed the Oxford of France; and, like Oxford, it has ever been a seat of learning. Its university - now represented by a lyceum, an academy, and five other scientific establishments - owes its origin to the founder of Eton, Henry VI., King of the vastness and perfection of the principal , the finest in France
Caen College, 1858. Burial-place of William the Conqueror. 'In the chancel of William's church - that of St. Stephen - his remains the adjacent beautiful structure, formerly its abbey, now [house] the College or Lyceum of has been termed the Oxford of France; and, like Oxford, it has ever been a seat of learning. Its university - now represented by a lyceum, an academy, and five other scientific establishments - owes its origin to the founder of Eton, Henry VI., King of the vastness and perfection of the principal , the finest in idea may be formed from the fact that there are above two hundred interne students, and each has a bedroom to himself'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.
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