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How a Murder and Lynching Helped Create Cambridge University

Early 13th-century events led members of Oxford University to flee

Tim Gebhart
Exploring History
Published in
5 min readJan 28, 2022

Although founded in the 12th and 13th centuries, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge are among today’s most prestigious universities. Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university and Cambridge is the second oldest; they rank…

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Tim Gebhart
Exploring History

Retired Lawyer. Book Addict. History Buff. Lifelong South Dakotan. Blog: prairieprogressive.com