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Take a quick lesson in University of Oxford history and tour its collection of colleges and schools

Take a quick lesson in University of Oxford history and tour its collection of colleges and schools

Inside England's oldest university.
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NARRATOR: Oxford is the oldest university in England and one of the oldest universities in the world. Most of its buildings date back to the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, but Oxford itself was founded in the 12th century. The university is made up of many individual colleges and schools.
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