Expert: Mark Smith - 12/9/2009

Question
Dear Mr.Smith thank you in advance for taking the time to answer questions. What buildling did Edward the 3rd of England hold court? I was told he held court in what is now Oxford University. Did he hold court from the same building for his full rein?  

Answer
Hello Jack.
In Mediaeval times the Monarch held Court whenever and wherever he/she liked, therefore a Royal Court would have been held at numerous locations across the country. The most common was Windsor where Edward III had a grand new Hall built.
I can find no reference to him ever holding Court in Oxford however.
Mark