St Scholastica Day riot [SEP] point in time
St Scholastica Day riot
The St Scholastica Day riot of 10 February 1355 is one of the more notorious events in the history of Oxford, England. Sparked off by a tavern dispute between two students and a taverner, the riot lasted two days and resulted in a large number of deaths among local citizens and students. The ensuing pacification led to a reinforcement and enlargement of the privileges and liberties of the academic institutions over the town.
Background and dispute.
The seed of the riot was an altercation in the Swindlestock
in the Hippodrome.
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- 1229 – University of Paris strike of 1229 (France). Student riot leads to closing of university for two years.
- 1355 – St Scholastica Day riot (Oxford, England)
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