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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
Published in
5 min readJan 28, 2022

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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