Queens University


In Kingston, Ontario, Canada, there is a public research institution called Queen’s institution at Kingston, also referred to as just Queen’s or Queen’s University. Queen’s owns Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England, and more than 1,400 hectares of land in Ontario. There are eight faculties and schools at Queen’s.

Queen Victoria granted the Church of Scotland a royal charter, which allowed them to found Queen’s College in October 1841. Thirteen students and two instructors attended the initial sessions, which were designed to prepare students for the ministry, on March 7, 1842.