Henry Symeonis

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. Who discovered Henry Symeonis?1912
2. What is the period of activity?Circa 1225–1264
3. What is the geographic association?Oxford, England
4. Why did Oxford students have to promise not to be friends with him?The university made a long oath that every graduate had to swear never to reconcile with Henry Symeonis, even though the reason was forgotten.
5. How long did this oath last?The oath was kept for about 550 years, from the 13th century until 1827.

Anathema: A thing or person that is strongly disliked or disapproved of.
Institutional Memory: The collective knowledge and experience retained by an organization over time.
Collective Amnesia: The forgetting of significant events or information by a large group of people.
Archival Research: The study of historical documents and records held in archives.