Medieval and modern history has been studied at Oxford for longer than at almost any other university: a Regius Professor of Modern History was first appointed in 1724, and undergraduate examinations began in 1850.
Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Teaching has been taking place in Oxford since 1096.
Former Oxford students include 26 British Prime Ministers; at least 30 international leaders; 26 Nobel Prize winners; nine current holders of the Order of Merit; at least 6 kings, 12 saints and 20 Archbishops of Canterbury; some 120 Olympic medal winners.
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