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Colored print showing a stone bridge over the River Cam next to a large college building with several barges on the water.

Ackermann print 1815

Town and Gown in Cambridge – The Struggle between Town and University

A history of the origins of the Town versus Gown struggle in Cambridge

The “town and gown” conflict in Cambridge describes the long-standing tensions between the townspeople and the University of Cambridge from the medieval period onwards.

Read about the struggle between Town and Gown in Cambridge in these two articles::

Cambridge – the Fight for Space

Town and Gown – a cultural history

Read about the history of trademark disputes in Cambridge  in the article below:

Cambridge Trademark disputes

Tags

  • Cambridge University
  • conflict
  • riots
  • social history
  • spinning house
  • town and gown

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