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his History of the University of Oxford :
The year 1485 marks an epoch in history at Oxford
as elsewhere. Under the Tudors the mediaeval university
passed imperceptibly away. The old customs lost to some
extent their meaning. The old views of education altered.
The old lawless democratic spirit yielded unwillingly to
discipline. The Renaissance set up new ideals of learning.
The Reformation brought new energies to theological
debate. The old Halls were fast disappearing. The
Colleges, some of which had begun life as struggling little
communities of theologians or Arts-students, grew into
larger and wealthier societies, with a fuller share in the
government of the place. Undergraduate Commoners, as
we know them, came more definitely into view. Several
Colleges had from the beginning elected undergraduates