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  1. University originated in 1826 with the
  2. founding of University College, to provide
  3. higher education free from religious tests.
  4. In 1836 a charter set up an examining body
  5. with power to grant degrees. London
  6. University opened all its degrees to women in
  7. 1878, the first British university to do so.
  8.