The establishment of the University of Oxford
The establishment of the University of Oxford
The facts
| Dates | AD 1096 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The establishment of the University of Oxford falls 5100 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
Leif Erikson’s discovery of Vinland(North America)AD 1000Nazca coastal culture, WesternAD 1000The establishment of the Kingdom of HungaryAD 1000The First CrusadeAD 1096 – AD 1099Hindu-Arabic numerals reach EuropeAD 1200The Mongol invasion of EurasiaAD 1206 – AD 1324The signing of the Magna CartaAD 1215Aztec empireAD 1400 – AD 1519
Now see where it sits
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