The official history 912 First written reference to Oxford 1122 First Mayor of Oxford 1187 The University first reported 1224 First Chancellor 1249 University College founded 1338 Subjugation of the town to the university 1458 Duke Humfrey’s Library opens 1602 Bodleian Library opens 1893 First women gain Oxford degrees 1898 Morris Garages founded 1995 Templeton College receives Royal Charter

912 First written reference to Oxford

1122 First Mayor of Oxford

1187 The University first reported

1224 First Chancellor

1249 University College founded

1338 Subjugation of the town to the university

1458 Duke Humfrey’s Library opens

1602 Bodleian Library opens

1893 First women gain Oxford degrees

1898 Morris Garages founded

1995 Templeton College receives Royal Charter

The unofficial history

The unofficial history /2 1002 Massacre of the Danes in Oxford 1142 Queen Matilda escapes across the ice from Oxford Castle 1209 First town/gown clash. Some surviving scholars leave to found Cambridge University 1334 Masters and Scholars try to leave Oxford for Stamford 1354 St Scholastica’s Day riot 1605 King’s Arms public house built in honour of James I

1002 Massacre of the Danes in Oxford

1142 Queen Matilda escapes across the ice from Oxford Castle

1209 First town/gown clash. Some surviving scholars leave to found Cambridge University

1334 Masters and Scholars try to leave Oxford for Stamford

1354 St Scholastica’s Day riot

1605 King’s Arms public house built in honour of James I

St Scholastica’s Day Riot Tuesday 10th Feb 1354 Swyndlestock Tavern Don’t criticise the ale! “ Slea, slea, havock, havock, smyt fast, give gode knocks!” 120 dead One of the oldest prison towns in the country ‘ Gown’ takes its revenge for the next 500 years

Tuesday 10th Feb 1354

Swyndlestock Tavern

Don’t criticise the ale!

“ Slea, slea, havock, havock, smyt fast, give gode knocks!”

120 dead

One of the oldest prison towns in the country

‘ Gown’ takes its revenge for the next 500 years

The Oxford Colleges

The Oxford Colleges

Some definitions.. Commoner undergraduate without a scholarship Don a Spanish title for members of the teaching staff of the University Fellows elected senior members of a College, a self- governing corporation Freshers newly-arrived students Proctors officers of the University police Scout a servant employed by the College to look after the gentlemen on a staircase Up from whatever point of the compass, students always come ‘up’ to Oxford

Commoner undergraduate without a scholarship

Don a Spanish title for members of the teaching staff of the University

Fellows elected senior members of a College, a self- governing corporation

Freshers newly-arrived students

Proctors officers of the University police

Scout a servant employed by the College to look after the gentlemen on a staircase

Up from whatever point of the compass, students always come ‘up’ to Oxford

Eccentric dons Eating well! James Woodforde, 1774 Gourmand’s epitaph Arrogance & oneupmanship “ but, my dear, she has a gamma mind” Fellowships at All Souls’ Cherry stones Entrance exam The three ages of dons Youth Middle Age ‘ You’re Looking Very Well’

Eating well!

James Woodforde, 1774

Gourmand’s epitaph

Arrogance & oneupmanship

“ but, my dear, she has a gamma mind”

Fellowships at All Souls’

Cherry stones

Entrance exam

The three ages of dons

Youth

Middle Age

‘ You’re Looking Very Well’

Student life William Laud’s Code 1636 Dealt with every detail of University life Idling about/frequenting harlots Survived until 1864 University discipline The role of the Proctors

William Laud’s Code 1636

Dealt with every detail of University life

Idling about/frequenting harlots

Survived until 1864

University discipline

The role of the Proctors

Student life William Laud’s Code 1636 Dealt with every detail of University life Idling about/frequenting harlots Survived until 1864 University discipline The role of the Proctors

William Laud’s Code 1636

Dealt with every detail of University life

Idling about/frequenting harlots

Survived until 1864

University discipline

The role of the Proctors

The Oxford tutorial tutor a Fellow appointed by a College to look after the studies and (diminishingly) the morals of students tutorial or ‘tute’; an hour set aside for a student or small group of students, to take work to a tutor and submit it for comment and discussion the purpose of education (Professor Smith 1914)

tutor

a Fellow appointed by a College to look after the studies and (diminishingly) the morals of students

tutorial

or ‘tute’; an hour set aside for a student or small group of students, to take work to a tutor and submit it for comment and discussion

the purpose of education (Professor Smith 1914)

The unofficial history /3 1646 Oxford surrenders to ‘Parliament’ 1665 Court move to Oxford to escape Plague 1829 First Oxford & Cambridge boat race 1874 ‘dreaming spires’ (Matthew Arnold) 1959 Cutteslowe Walls demolished 1996 College named after breakfast cereal

1646 Oxford surrenders to ‘Parliament’

1665 Court move to Oxford to escape Plague

1829 First Oxford & Cambridge boat race

1874 ‘dreaming spires’ (Matthew Arnold)

1959 Cutteslowe Walls demolished

1996 College named after breakfast cereal

Outsider’s view of Oxford

The bonuses of living in Oxford

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