re: 1248 – The University of Oxford receives its Royal charter.
Though that was when it received its charter, iit existed for a long time before as a place of learning and teaching.
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The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. While having no known date of foundation, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096,[1] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest surviving university.[1][8] It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.[1]
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I went looking for the above and also found this little titbit which i did not know:
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After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled northeast to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge.[9] The two "ancient universities" are frequently jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".
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I did not know that's how Cambridge was founded.