New College, Durham (17th century)
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New College, Durham, or Durham College, was a university institution set up by Oliver Cromwell, to provide an alternative to (and break the effective monopoly of) the older University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. It also had the aim of bringing university education to Northern England.
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Active | 1653 (1653)–1660 (1660) |
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Founders | Oliver Cromwell |
Location | , , 54.772314°N 1.576700°W / 54.772314; -1.576700 |
Campus | University town |
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It was formed in 1653,[1][2] receiving its letters patent – though not degree-awarding powers – in 1656, but after Cromwell's death in 1659 the universities of Oxford and Cambridge petitioned his son Richard Cromwell against the new university, and the college ceased to exist with the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.