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Rule of Oxford
Edward transfers London and Oxford from Mercia to Wessex
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Oxford in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Edward transfers London and Oxford from Mercia to Wessex
Aelfweard died shortly after Edward, removing Athelstan’s principal rival for the West Saxon throne.
Vikings burn Oxford
The Oxford Council agrees terms for Canutes succession
Harold secures an agreement that prevents immediate fighting between the royal government and the northern coalition.
At a general Witen Tostigs laws are anulled & Tostig is deposed
Harold accepts Morcar's recognition as Earl of Northumbria as part of the peace settlement.
Edward accepts Tostig's exile despite his earlier desire to restore him.
Harold accepts the settlement that sends his brother Tostig into exile.
Harold supports compromise rather than a royal military campaign that could trigger civil war.
At Oxford, Harold accepts the Northumbrian demands, Tostig remains outlawed, and Morcar is recognised as Earl of Northumbria.
Morcar, Harolds brother-in-law, became the new Earl of Northumbria. Harold yields to the rebels demands & banishes Tostig from the country. At a general Witen Tostigs laws are anulled & Cnuts reinstated
The October settlement accepts Tostig's deposition from Northumbria and confirms Morcar as the new earl.
The settlement at Oxford confirms Tostig's removal and recognizes Morcar as the new earl.
Morcar, Harolds brother-in-law, became the new Earl of Northumbria. Forced into exile in Norway
The Oxford settlement leaves Tostig in exile and confirms Morcar as Earl of Northumbria.
Morcar's supporters insist at Oxford that his election must be recognized.
Harold continues negotiations at Oxford after failing to reconcile Tostig with the Northumbrians.
Negotiations at Oxford end without restoring Tostig to Northumbria.
Edward accepts a settlement recognizing Morcar and ending Tostig's rule in Northumbria.
Harold presents the rebels' demands to the royal government during the Oxford settlement.
Edward accepts the settlement under which Morcar replaces Tostig as Earl of Northumbria.
Morcar is elected Earl & Tostig deposed. At a general Witen Tostigs laws are anulled & Cnuts reinstated
Morcar is elected Earl & Tostig deposed. At a general Witen Tostigs laws are anulled & Cnuts reinstated
Morcar's position as Earl of Northumbria is accepted during the settlement reached at Oxford.
The Oxford settlement legalizes Morcar's position as Earl of Northumbria.
Edward's government recognizes Morcar as Earl of Northumbria after the Oxford negotiations.
Forced to flee to Oxford from London
King Stephen takes Oxford & besieges the empress in Oxford castle
King Stephen takes Oxford & besieges Matilda in Oxford castle
Birth of John, 4th eldest son of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine
Summons a Council who raise enough money to launch another campaign in Normandy
Summons a Council who raise enough money to launch another campaign in Normandy
Hubert de Burgh puts down an insurrection supporting the French king Louis VIII
The Council of Oxford establishes April 23 as St George's Day
Parliament must be called 3 times a yr. An oath must be taken to support the constitution
An oath must be taken to support the constitution
The Council of Oxford appoints a committee of 24 who produce the Provisions of Oxford
An oath must be taken to support the constitution
Under the Provisions of Oxford Parliament has to be called 3 times a yr. An oath must be taken to support the constitution. Administration is shared by a Council of Barons & the King
The Council of Oxford appoints a committee of 24 who produce the Provisions of Oxford
Holds "parleys" with his Barons on the Baronial Council, the 1st Parliaments
Reforms imposed on Henry III by the Oxford Parliament led by Simon de Montfort
Support the provisions which curbed Henry IIIs power. Increases the number of Barons on the Baronial Council in line with Simon de Montfort. Affirms the King's right to appoint his own advisers
Reforms imposed on Henry III by the Oxford Parliament led by Simon de Montfort
Holds "parleys" with his Barons on the Baronial Council, the 1st Parliaments
Henry & the Barons must take an oath to observe the Provisions of Oxford.
Parliament will be held 3 times a yr & the households of the king and queen reformed.
Seven leading barons forced Henry to agree to the Provisions of Oxford, which effectively abolished the absolutist Anglo-Norman monarchy, giving power to a council of fifteen barons.
Under the Provisions of Oxford Parliament will be held 3 times a yr & the households of the King and Queen reformed.
Henry III was forced to give up power to a newly elected Council of Barons.
Henry was forced to take part in the swearing of a collective oath to the Provisions of Oxford.
Seven leading barons forced Henry to agree to the Provisions of Oxford, which effectively abolished the absolutist Anglo-Norman monarchy, giving power to a council of fifteen barons.
Under the Provisions of Oxford, Parliament would meet three times a year, and the households of the king and queen would be reformed.
Under the Provisions of Oxford Parliament will be held 3 times a yr & the households of the King and Queen reformed
From 1274-1286 holds 2 Parliaments per year, the Easter & Michaelmas Parliaments
From 1274-1286 holds 2 Parliaments per year, the Easter & Michaelmas Parliaments
The Queen's College, Oxford is named after Philippa. It was founded in 1341 by one of her chaplains, Robert de Eglesfield, in her honour
Purges Oxford of the Lollards
Under Fishers guidance, Lady Margaret founds St. Johns and Christs Colleges, and also the two "Lady Margaret" professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge
The Bishop of Winchester founds & opens Corpus Christi College
Created Earl Oxford, 16th
Is sent to Oxford for disputation with Cranmer and Ridley.
Is sent to Oxford with Cranmer and Latimer for disputation.
Is condemned after refusing to recant Protestant doctrine.
Rejects Catholic doctrine on transubstantiation.
Faces formal disputation over Protestant doctrine.
Defends Protestant doctrine during public disputations at Oxford.
Rejects Catholic teaching on the mass.
Is condemned after the Oxford disputations.
Is held in Oxford prison while proceedings continue.
Hugh Latimer is tried for heresy under the Catholic restoration.
Nicholas Ridley is tried for heresy under Mary’s restored Catholic order.
Faces renewed examination before execution.
Faces formal heresy proceedings before execution.
Is prepared for execution after refusing to recant.
Is degraded from clerical office before execution.
Is burned at the stake for Protestant beliefs.
Encourages Ridley with the famous candle speech.
Thomas Cranmer watches Ridley and Latimer burned at Oxford.
Death of Hugh Latimer, burned at Oxford.
Dies during the Marian persecution of Protestants.
Death of Nicholas Ridley, burned at Oxford.
Latimer is burned with Nicholas Ridley at Oxford.
Burned at the stake with Nicholas Ridley.
Nicholas Ridley is burned at Oxford for Protestant beliefs
Ridley is burned at Oxford for Protestant doctrine.
Burned at the stake for Protestant doctrine.
Is executed beside Hugh Latimer outside Oxford city walls.
Executed for refusing to recant Protestant doctrine.
Hugh Latimer is burned alongside Ridley at Oxford.
Latimer encourages Ridley before their execution.
Hugh Latimer is burned with Nicholas Ridley at Oxford
His death becomes central to Protestant martyrology.
Dies refusing to accept Catholic doctrine on the mass.
Dies with Nicholas Ridley as one of the Oxford Martyrs.
Is burned with Hugh Latimer as one of the Oxford Martyrs.
Nicholas Ridley is burned for heresy at Oxford.
Thomas Cranmer is burned after rejecting his earlier recantations.
Thomas Cranmer is burned after renouncing his earlier recantations
Cranmer is burned after repudiating his recantations
Thomas Cranmer is burned for heresy during Mary's reign
Cranmer is later burned, completing the Oxford martyrdoms.
Receives the Bachelor of Music degree at Oxford
Educated at Gloucester Hall in Oxford, a college noted for its Catholic intake
Latimer's Oxford death remains a symbol of Protestant witness.
Oxford University returns Selden to the Long Parliament.
Byron abandons Oxford, allowing Parliamentarian forces to enter the city.
Parliamentarian forces briefly occupy Oxford before the Royalist field army returns.
Parliamentarian forces briefly occupy Oxford before the Royalist field army returns.
Charles enters Oxford and develops the city as the principal Royalist headquarters.
Charles enters Oxford and develops the city as the principal Royalist headquarters.
Charles enters Oxford and begins establishing the city as his wartime headquarters.
Charles enters Oxford and begins establishing the city as his wartime headquarters.
Rejects proposals drawn up by the Lords & Parliament after the Battle of Edgehill
Holles supports efforts to negotiate with the King at Oxford as a leading figure among Parliament's peace-minded members.
Death of John Bankes, Royalist supporter & owner of Corfe Castle
Charles summons a rival Parliament at Oxford after the Civil War has divided the kingdom.
Charles summons a rival Parliament at Oxford after the Civil War has divided the kingdom.
Leaves her husband for the safety of the West Country, never sees him again
Waller advances against Oxford from the south while Parliamentarian armies attempt to trap the King's field force.
Charles Is Cavalry Leader accompanies his King on his way from Oxford
The new Parliament includes 100 members of the Commons & 30 peers. Opens his own Parliament in Christ Church Hall
Cromwell prevents Charles joining forces with Prince Maurice & Prince Rupert
Helps blockade Oxford to prevent Charles I joining forces with Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice.
Charles I and Goring evade Parliamentarian forces and leave Oxford during the campaigning season.
Serves with Fairfax near Oxford as Parliamentarian forces try to contain Charles I's army.
Siege of Oxford by Fairfax and the New Model Army
Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford
Marches to Newport Pagnell on his way to besiege Oxford
Leaves Oxford to surrender himself to the Scots at Newark
Departs from Oxford in disguise
Charles I abandons Oxford and moves toward eventual surrender to the Scots.
Slips out of Oxford in disguise
Oxford is surrendered to Parliament, only Pendennis, Raglan & Harlech remain
Oxford agrees surrender terms with Fairfax, ending the Royalist capital's resistance.
Fairfax receives Oxford's surrender and ends the king's wartime capital.
Surrenders Oxford to Parliament
Fairfax receives the surrender of Oxford, ending the Royalists' principal headquarters and effectively closing the First Civil War.
Oxford capitulates following the final siege of Oxford, and by the end of September 1646 Charles had neither army nor garrison in England, following the surrender of Thomas Blagge at Wallingford Castle after a siege conducted by Fairfax
Moves the court away from plague-stricken London as the epidemic worsens.
Issues government orders from Oxford while plague disrupts London and Westminster.
William III of Orange receives an honorary university degree during his visit to Oxford.
Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James
Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James
Oxford commemorates Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer with the Martyrs Memorial.
Protestant commemorations mark four hundred years since Latimer's execution.
Provenance
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