University of Oxford

The date of foundation

Jan 1, 1096

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford While having no known date of foundation, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the world's second-oldest surviving university.

The growth of the University of Oxford

Jan 1, 1167

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford University of Oxford grew quickly in 1167 when English students returned from the University of Paris.

International links

Jan 1, 1188

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history The historian Gerald of Wales lectured to such scholars

Disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk

Jan 1, 1209

http://www.localhistories.org/oxuni.html After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled from the violence to Cambridge, later forming the University of Cambridge.

The head of the University was named a chancellor

Jan 1, 1214

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University College

Jan 1, 1249

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College,_Oxford University College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.

Balliol College

Jan 1, 1263

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balliol_College,_Oxford Balliol College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

Merton College

Jan 1, 1264

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merton_College,_Oxford Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.