Oxford (England) -- History; University of Oxford -- History
Rood, Theodore, of Cologne, first Oxford press set up by, 242, 243
Rotherham, Thomas, Chancellor of Cambridge and Archbishop
of York, foundation of Lincoln remodelled by, 147
Rous, John, old chronicler, account of origin of Oxford by, 62
_Rowley Abbey_, foundation of, by Friars, 108;
dissolution and remains of, 109
Royal Society, the, 336, 339;
title conferred on, by Charles II., 336
Rufinus, Tyrannius, work by, being the first book
issued from the Oxford Press, 241
Rupert, Prince, daring raid of, 322, 323;
surrender of Bristol to, 323;
defeat of, at Marston Moor, 326;
solace of, in old age, 336
Ruskin, John, revival of mediævalism in art by, 355;
indebtedness of Oxford to, 356;
influence of, on architecture, 356
Saint Aldate's Road, 22, 23;
old house in, 50
Saint Bartholomew, Hospital of, foundation of, by Henry I., 110;
ceremony on May Day at, 110;
relics preserved at, 110, 111;
base use of, by Parliamentarians, 111;
restoration of, 111, 112;
remains of, 112
Saint Frideswide, legend of, 7
Saint Frideswide, Shrine of, 8;
destruction of, 15, 16;
new shrine of, 16
---- illustration of tale of, in window by Burne-Jones, 8;
translation of relics of, 12
---- Priory of, suppression through Wolsey's agency of, 260, 261
---- Fair of, revival of, 19
_Saint George's Tower_, old castle of Oxford known as, 33
_S. John the Baptist_, hospital of, 112, 113
_S. Michael's Tower_, 39, 40
Say, Lord, Parliamentary Lord Lieutenant of Oxford,
enters town with troops, 316;
evacuation of town by, 317
Science, propagation of, at University after Restoration, 336
Scholastic philosophy, methods of, 91, 92;
schools of, 131-133;
final downfall of, 272, 273
_Scotists_ and _Thomists_, rival camps of, 131, 132
Scott, Sir Gilbert, 12, 125, 224, 354
Selling, William, introduction of study of Greek by, 243;
pupils of, 244
Shakespeare, as sponsor to Sir William Davenant, 24.
Simnal, Lambert, 231
Simon de Montfort, support by Oxford Franciscans of, 131;
terms of reform drawn up by, 207, 208;
country in hands of, 208;
espousal by Universities of cause of, 209;
rise of, to head of the State, 210
Skelton, John, poet, 254, 255;
attitude of, towards Wolsey, 54, 255;
position in court held by, 255
_Spicer Hall_, known later as University Hall, 83
Stamford, migration of scholars to, 202;
famous Brazen Nose knocker carried to, 202
Stampensis, Theobaldus, lecturer, 69
Stapleton, Walter de, Bishop of Exeter, foundation
of hall, afterwards Exeter College, by, 125
Stephen of Blois, election of, as king, 34;
Oxford besieged by, 37
Stillington, Bishop, submission to Henry VII.'s demands by, 231
_Stockwell Street_, 103
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