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Jan 1, 1096
The date of foundation
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. -
Jan 1, 1167
The growth of the University of Oxford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford University of Oxford grew quickly in 1167 when English students returned from the University of Paris. -
Jan 1, 1188
International links
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history The historian Gerald of Wales lectured to such scholars -
Jan 1, 1209
Disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk
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. -
Jan 1, 1214
The head of the University was named a chancellor
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Jan 1, 1249
University College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College,_Oxford University College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. -
Jan 1, 1263
Balliol College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balliol_College,_Oxford Balliol College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. -
Jan 1, 1264
Merton College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merton_College,_Oxford Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
