Today 3 of the CSU students and I took a tour of a few Oxford colleges. This was a 90-minute tour led by a guy named Stuart. He was very personable and full of information. There are 38 colleges in Oxford. They were established beginning in the mid 1200s. According to Stuart, English students used to study in Paris until the two rulers of those countries had a falling-out. Then England began establishing its own universities.
In the early days, there was a lot of animosity between the Oxford college students and the town residents -- the town and gown controversy. In one incident, about 38 college students were murdered by angry townspeople. To protect the students, the colleges built gated communities with a porter at the gate who had to admit people to the college. The students and the college fellows (teachers) lived and learned at the college, which was a foursided building with a "quad" (green) in the middle. In addition to living quarters and study rooms, each college had a chapel, a dining hall and a library.
Here are photos of some of the colleges we visited on Stuart's tour.
In the early days, there was a lot of animosity between the Oxford college students and the town residents -- the town and gown controversy. In one incident, about 38 college students were murdered by angry townspeople. To protect the students, the colleges built gated communities with a porter at the gate who had to admit people to the college. The students and the college fellows (teachers) lived and learned at the college, which was a foursided building with a "quad" (green) in the middle. In addition to living quarters and study rooms, each college had a chapel, a dining hall and a library.
Here are photos of some of the colleges we visited on Stuart's tour.
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| Queen's College |
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| The Shelley Memorial at University College |
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| Trinity College |
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