The University of Edgestow is a fictional university which appears in the novel That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis. It is a small collegiate institution, dating back to at least the 14th Century. It has four colleges: Bracton College Northumberland College Dukes College St. Elizabeth's College (the only ladies' college) Some commentators have suggested that it may be based on Durham University, to which it bears certain similarities.

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  • The University of Edgestow is a fictional university which appears in the novel That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis. It is a small collegiate institution, dating back to at least the 14th Century. It has four colleges: Bracton College Northumberland College Dukes College St. Elizabeth's College (the only ladies' college) Some commentators have suggested that it may be based on Durham University, to which it bears certain similarities. However, Lewis denied any connection with Durham (a university of which he was fond) and close examination show the similarities to be superficial: Edgestow is a medieval foundation, a third "Oxbridge" university, while Durham was founded in the early 19th Century (though some of its buildings are indeed medieval). Bracton College (where much of the novel's story takes place) is a fellows-only institution, which was probably based on All Souls College, Oxford.
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  • December 2009
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  • The University of Edgestow is a fictional university which appears in the novel That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis. It is a small collegiate institution, dating back to at least the 14th Century. It has four colleges: Bracton College Northumberland College Dukes College St. Elizabeth's College (the only ladies' college) Some commentators have suggested that it may be based on Durham University, to which it bears certain similarities.
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  • University of Edgestow
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