2y ago

The persistence of tradition: the curious case of Henry Symeonis

blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk /archivesandmanuscripts/2023/12/13/the-persistence-of-tradition-the-curious-case-of-henry-symeonis/

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6d ago

TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done

blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk /archivesandmanuscripts/2023/12/13/the-persistence-of-tradition-the-curious-case-of-henry-symeonis/

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2y ago

The persistence of tradition: the curious case of Henry Symeonis

blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk /archivesandmanuscripts/2023/12/13/the-persistence-of-tradition-the-curious-case-of-henry-symeonis/

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