| Date | Context | Oxford |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 |
1016 King Canute of Denmark chosen as King of England.
1042 Edward the Confessor assumes the throne 1066 Edward the Confessor dies, Harold chosen as king, defeats Harald Hardrada at Stamford bridge, but defeated by William, Duke of Normandy at Hastings. William crowned on Christmas day. 1086 Domesday survey 1087-1100 reign of William Rufus |
1002 Burining of St Frideswide's priory during attack on Danes
By mid-century Oxford is an important town. St Michael's church built in first half of the century. 1071 castle built, and garisonned by Robert D'Oilly |
| 1100 |
1135-1154 Reign of Stephen, wars between Stephen & Matilda
1153 Treaty of Wallingford between Stephen & Matilda 1162 Thomas a Becket becomes Archbishop of Canterbury 1170 Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 1189-99 Reign of Richard the Lionheart |
1165-80 Building of cathedral chancel and transepts
1180- Building of cathedral nave 1190 Cathedral fire |
| 1200 | 1199-1216 Reign of John |
1209 Scholars kill townswoman, and others are hanged in revenge. Students decamp to Cambridge and found another university
1264 Merton Colege founded |
| 1300 |
1348-1349 Black death reduces population by 25-30%
1377-84 Wycliffe preaches Lolladry |
1341 Queen's College
1354 St Scholastica day riots 1379 William of Wykeham founds New College |
| 1400 | 1431 Joan of Arc burned as witch |
1420 Building of Divinity Schools
1427 Lincoln college founded 1438 All Souls college founded 1458 Magdalen college founded |
| 1500 |
1509-1547 Reign of Henry VIII, Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
1533 Thomas Cranmer becomes archbishop of Canterbury and declares Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon invalid. Henry marries Anne Boleyn 1536 Ann Boleyn executed for adultery, Henry marries Jane Seymour, 1536 Dissolution of the monasteries 1537 Jane Seymour dies 1540 Henry marries Ann of Cleves, marriage annulled, Henry marries Catherine Howard 1542 Catherine Howard executed for immorality 1543 Henry marries Catherine Parr 1547-1553 Reign of Edward VI - he takes the throne at the age of 10 1553-1558 Reign of Mary 1553 Parliament repeals all of Henry's laws concerning religion 1554 Mary marries Philip II of Spain 1558-1603 Reign of Elizabeth I |
1517 Brasenose founded
1525 Corpus Christi founded 1555 Trinity founded 1555 St John's founded 1555 Latimer & Ridley burned 1556 Cranmer burned |
| 1600 |
1603-25 Reign of James I
1625-49 Reign of Charles I 1642 Outbreak of Civil war 1646 K. Charles surrenders and ends civil war 1649 K. Charles executed 1649-1660 Commonwealth 1660-1685 Reign of Charles II 1665 Plague 1666 Fire of London 1685-1689 Reign of James II 1689-1694 Reign of William III & Mary 1694-1702 Reign of William III |
1621 Botanic gardens created
1642 King Charles quarters at Oxford 1663 Sheldonian Theatre built |
| 1700 |
1702-1714 Reign of Anne
1720 Excessive speculation culminated in collapse of South Sea Bubble 1760-1820 Reign of George III |
1713 Clarendon building
1714 Worcester Colege 1747 Building of Radcliffe Camera 1790 Opening of Oxford Canal |
| 1800 |
1820-1830 Reign of George IV
1830-1837 Reign of William IV 1837-1901 Reign of Victoria |
1830 Oxford University Press moves to new buildings in Jericho
1833 John Keble's sermon: "National Apostasy" initiates Oxford Movement 1845 Ashmolean Museum 1855 University museum opened 1860 St Barnabas church 1860 Building starts in Norham Gardens 1860 Huxley and Wilberforce debate evolution 1862 Charles Dodgson and Robinson Duckworth take Alice Liddell and her sisters on a boat trip that forms the basis of Alice in Wonderland. 1866 Randolph hotel 1877 Birth of William Morris (Lord Nuffield) 1882 Examination schools 1885 Pitt Rivers museum built 1899 Ruskin College |
| 1900 |
1901-1910 Reign of Edward VII 1910-1936 Reign of George V 1914-1918 First world war |
1902 Death of Cecil Rhodes
1913 Bridge of sighs 1937 Building of Nuffield college 1938 Playhouse Theatre 1937 New Bodleian Library 1999 Creation of Oxford Walks web pages |
| 2000 |
