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- University of LondonThe University of London received its first royal charter on the 28th of November 1836. This document established a degree-awarding examination board rather…
- University of CambridgeIn 1209, a group of scholars left the University of Oxford and arrived in Cambridge. This migration followed a violent dispute where local town authorities…
- British LibraryOn the 1st of July 1973, the British Library officially came into existence as a distinct entity. This date marked the end of an era where national library…
- University of OxfordTeaching at the University of Oxford existed in some form as early as 1096. This date marks the earliest known evidence of instruction, making it the oldest…
- British MuseumOn the 7th of June 1753, King George II gave his royal assent to an act of Parliament that established a new institution.
- National Portrait Gallery, LondonIn 1856, Queen Victoria approved a sum of £2000 to establish the National Portrait Gallery. Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, had proposed the idea three…
- National GalleryOn the 1st of July 1823, George Agar-Ellis stood before the House of Commons to propose a purchase that would change British art history.
- Natural History Museum, LondonIn 1753, the Ulster doctor Sir Hans Sloane bequeathed his vast collection to the British Government. A lottery funded the purchase of these items for a price…