The University of Cambridge in England is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, after Oxford. It was founded in 1209 by scholars who left Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople, and who settled in the town of Cambridge. Over the following centuries the first colleges were set up, beginning with Peterhouse in 1284, and today the university is made up of a number of colleges, such as King's, Trinity and St John's. Cambridge has been the home of major figures in science and thought, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking, and has produced a very large number of Nobel laureates. Women were only allowed to receive full degrees from 1948.
Before and after
- 1206Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan
- 30 September 1207Birth of Rumi
- 1 October 1207Birth of Henry III of England
- 1209Irghiz River skirmish
- 1209Founding of University of Cambridge
- from 1209 to 1229Albigensian Crusade
- 1212Children's Crusade
- from 1213 to 1221Fifth Crusade
- 27 July 1214Battle of Bouvines
More in Society, economy & sport
- 7th centuryOrigins of chaturanga
- 1024The Song dynasty issues the first government paper money
- 1096Founding of University of Oxford
- 12th centuryRise of Waldensians
- from 12th century to 19th centuryFounding of Hanseatic League
- 1324Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca
The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 13th century.