University of Northampton (thirteenth century)
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The University of Northampton was based in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...

 from 1261 to 1265.

The university was established by Royal Charter
Royal Charter
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 after approval from King Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...

 in 1261. It was the third university established in England and the United Kingdom after the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

 and the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

 and the twenty second in Europe. After being advised by bishop
Bishop
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s and magnate
Magnate
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s that Northampton was a threat to Oxford, Henry III dissolved the university in 1265, and signed a Royal Decree which banned the establishment of a university in Northampton.

The university's name was revived in 2005 when the unconnected University College Northampton was upgraded to full university status and renamed the University of Northampton
University of Northampton
The University of Northampton is a university in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.-History:In 1924, Northampton Technical College was opened at St George's Avenue, site of the current Avenue Campus. A new building for the college was formally opened by the then Duke and Duchess of York in 1932...

.

External links

  • http://www.northampton.ac.uk/info/20001/about-us/423/history-of-the-university-of-northampton University of Northampton history and dates
  • http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=93509§ioncode=26
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