The University of Oxford

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A succint account of the University of Oxford's colourful and controversial 800-year history, from medieval times through the Reformation and on to the nineteenth century, when the foundations of the modern tutorial system were laid. It describes the extraordinary and influential people who shaped the development of the institution and helped to create today's world-class research university.