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University of Oxford 瞿紫娟 History Founding Renaissance period Modern period Founding 1096 1167 1201 1213 mid-13th century 1820s The University of Oxford has no known foundation date. Teaching at Oxford existed in some form in 1096, but it is unclear at what point a university came into being. Founding 1096 1167 1201 1213 mid-13th century 1820s The expulsion of foreigners from the University of Paris in 1167 caused many English scholars to return from France and settle in Oxford. Founding 1096 1167 1201 1213 mid-13th century 1820s The head of the University was named a chancellor from at least 1201. Founding 1096 1167 1201 1231 mid-13th century 1820s The masters were recognised as a universitas or corporation in 1231. Founding 1096 1167 1201 1213 mid-13th century 1820s Members of many religious orders, settled in Oxford in the mid-13th century, gained influence, and maintained houses for students. At about the same time, private benefactors established colleges to serve as self-contained scholarly communities. Founding 1096 1167 1201 1213 mid-13th century 1820s Thereafter until the 1820s, no new universities were allowed to start in England, even in London. Subsequently, Oxford and Cambridge had a duopoly unusual in western European countries. Renaissance period The new learning of the Renaissance greatly influenced Oxford from the late 15th century onwards. The method of teaching at Oxford was transformed from the medieval Scholastic method to Renaissance education. The university was a centre of the Royalist party during the English Civil War (1642–1649), while the town favoured the opposing Parliamentarian cause. From the mid-18th century onwards, however, the University of Oxford took little part in political conflicts. Modern period The system of separate honour schools for different subjects began in 1802, with Mathematics and Literae Humaniores. Schools for Natural Sciences and Law, and Modern History were added in