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Cambridge University
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The founding of Cambridge University probably goes back to members of Oxford University who left Oxford in reaction to the closing of schools in 1209 that resulted from disputes between the city and the university. Although instruction resumed in Oxford in 1214, a few scholars remained in Cambridge. Proximity to the episcopal see of Ely favored the establishment of a permanent institution, and Cambridge and Oxford remained the only English universities on into the 19th century, setting the standard for the education of…

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Ehrenschwendtner, Marie-Luise, “Cambridge University”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_02709>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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