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underlined by the fact that only London, York and King's Lynn had mayors by this date. The mayor later ruled with 24 councillors and 48 freemen in a closed body until 1835.

In 1261, the medieval University of Northampton was established by royal charter from King Henry III. Had it survived, it would have been the third oldest university founded in England

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