Lincoln College, Oxford

History

The College has a proud history dating back to its foundation 1427 by Richard Fleming, then-Bishop of Lincoln, (cadaver tomb in Lincoln Cathedral) to combat the Lollard 'heresy' of John Wyclif. He intended it to be 'a little college of true students of theology who would defend the mysteries of Scripture against those ignorant laymen who profaned with swinish snouts its most holy pearls'.

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1427 - Richard Fleming - Bishop of Lincoln - Cadaver tomb - Lincoln Cathedral - Lollard - John Wyclif

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In the 18th century Lincoln became the cradle of Methodism when John Wesley, at that time a fellow there, held religious meetings with his brother Charles.

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18th century - Methodism - John Wesley - Charles

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Later it was the first college to admit a Jewish fellow, the philosopher Samuel Alexander (appointed 1882).

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Jewish - Fellow - Philosopher - Samuel Alexander - 1882

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In more recent times, the College has proved itself remarkably adaptable and forward-thinking. The first college in Oxford or Cambridge to provide a Middle Common Room exclusively for the use of graduate students, Lincoln has admitted women since the 1970s. It consistently performs well in the Norrington Table and its students take part in a wide range of university-wide clubs and societies.

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Middle Common Room - Norrington Table

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