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- 1954
- Friends and admirers of C. S. Lewis at Cambridge University create a professorship of Medieval and Renaissance studies just for him
- 29 Nov 1954
- C. S. Lewis gives inaugural lecture as Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Jan 1955
- Lewis begins duties as professor at Magdalene College, Cambridge, which were deliberately lighter than those at Oxford to allow more time for his writing
- Jan 1955
- C. S. Lewis is professor of Medieval and Renaissance English, a position created just for him, at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Lewis preferred his new college to its Oxford counterpart. He wrote that Magdalene was "tiny, old-fashioned, and pious, an
- 1956
- C. S. Lewis publishes a literary novel based on the myth of Psyche and Cupid entitled Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold.
- Oct 1959
- Joy's cancer has returned and there is little doubt it is terminal. But she and C. S. Lewis take a long-desired trip to Greece anyway. Lewis later wrote, "Joy knew she was dying. I knew she was dying.... But when we heard the shepherds playing their
- 1961
- C. S. Lewis publishes A Grief Observed under the pseudonym N. W. Clerk. The book is an honest and heart-wrenching account of his grief and anger with God after losing his beloved wife to cancer.
- Jun 1961
- C. S. Lewis diagnosed with a seriously enlarged prostate; prescribed rest and strict lifestyle regimen
- 16 Jul 1962
- C. S. Lewis has heart attack at the Acland Nursing Home, where he had been admitted for renal failure
- 17 Jul 1962
- In a coma following a heart attack and believed to be dying, C. S. Lewis is given the sacrament of extreme unction. But immediately after the ritual Lewis opens his eyes, asks for a cup of tea as though everything is normal, and his heart becomes strong a
- Aug 1963
- Failing health forces C. S. Lewis to resign from his position at Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Sep 1963
- Warnie returns from Ireland and occupies the Kilns with his dying brother, C. S. Lewis. The brothers enjoy reminiscing about their childhood.
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