TTL as well as Oxford and Cambridge, England has several more universities established at various points in the middle ages or renaissance. Where would be the most likely locations? Here are some ideas:
- Durham: There was talk of establishing a university in the north of England for several centuries before Durham University's OTL establishment in 1832, and both Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell got as far as issuing letters patent for setting up a university, although in both cases the process ended up stalling. This would probably be the most likely place for an extra university, and the one requiring the fewest butterflies.
- London: By far the most important city in England, and an early centre of the book trade, London would be a natural choice to build a university, and indeed the University of London was one of the earliest non-Oxbridge universities to be founded in England.
- Norwich: This was the second-biggest city in England during the later middle ages and Tudor period, and the region's close trading links with the Low Countries and continental Europe would facilitate the exchange of knowledge and scholarly ideas.
- Canterbury: Many medieval universities grew out of Church schools, and as the top bishop of England the Archbishop of Canterbury would be well-placed to encourage the foundation of a university as a way to encourage education and boost the prestige of his city even further.
- Ludlow: This one is a bit out of left-field, but if a monarch (Henry VII, perhaps?) decides to encourage education in Wales, we might see a new university set up in a place that Welshmen could more conveniently attend. Although Ludlow is across the border in Shropshire, it was the seat of the Council of Wales and the Marches, and so might be considered a natural choice for a Welsh university.