White Horse Tavern, Cambridge

[2] According to the historian Geoffrey Elton the group of university dons who met there were nicknamed "Little Germany"[3] in reference to their discussions of Luther.

[4][6] According to Foxe, among those who attended these meetings were the future Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, the future Bishop of Worcester, Hugh Latimer and the reformers Robert Barnes, Thomas Bilney, Miles Coverdale, Matthew Parker, William Tyndale, Nicholas Shaxton, John Rogers and John Bale.

Thirty years ago Professor C. C. Butterworth pointed out that all subsequent talk of the White Horse circle has been built up from a single reference in Foxe's Book of Martyrs; moreover, Foxe is quite specific about which colleges provided regulars for the group, and Jesus [Cranmer's college] is not among them (neither, for that matter, is Gardiner's Trinity Hall).

[9] Further, Gascoigne observes, "He [Cranmer] seems to have played no part in the White Horse circle...,"[10] but McGrath cautions, "Although it is thought that accounts of the activities and influence of this group may have been somewhat embellished, there is no doubt that Cambridge was an important early centre for discussion of Luther's doctrine of justification by faith.

[12]  A Blue Plaque on the wall facing the point where King’s Parade becomes Trumpington Street now commemorates its original location.