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University of Oxford
One of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the English-speaking world, with a teaching tradition tracing back to the late 12th century;…
Timeline
- c. 1167–1180Oxford · OxfordshireIn the mid-to-late 12th century, large numbers of scholars migrated to Oxford from Paris and elsewhere due to changes in the political and academic environment, forming a concentrated teaching community and laying the demographic and academic foundation for the university's institutionalization.
- 1214Oxford · OxfordshirePapal legate Nicholas intervened to mediate the exile and suspension of teaching following the 1209 conflict between masters and students, restoring instruction and establishing the university's autonomous rights in disciplinary and academic affairs, a key milestone in Oxford's institutional history.
- 1221–1230Oxford · OxfordshireIn the 1220s, lodging and teaching quarters for scholars gradually developed into the rudiments of colleges, with theology and civil law studies concentrating there; Oxford's status as England's foremost academic center was further consolidated during the reign of Henry III.
Sources
- University of Oxford https://www.britannica.com/topic/University-of-Oxford