A Portrait Attacked: Sectarianism on Cambridge Campus
A portrait of Arthur Balfour was attacked at Trinity College, Cambridge – But why?
Louis Morris
Oliver Cromwell: The Coronation That Wasn’t
Today, the 8th of May, is a day with a fair deal of royal baggage. …
Death, Taxes, and Other Uncertainties
In Oxford, the River Thames is reborn as the Isis, sharing its name with the …
Mushroom Clouds over the Dreaming Spires
Until recently, when contemplating a future of climate chaos, unaffordable housing, dystopian tech, xenophobic nationalism, …
Rebels with a Deer Park? Magdalen vs the Monarchy
On 8 June 2021, conservative news website Guido Fawkes broke the story that a student …
Stop the Squeal: Oxfordshire’s Dirty Election
In the year since rioters failed to nullify the 2020 US presidential election, commentators have …
Marmalade and the Revolution: The Gently Subversive History of Oxford’s Most Famous Foodstuff
Oxford is known for many things, but neither culinary delicacies nor revolutionary politics generally feature …
One Woman Against the Crown: Elizabeth Lilburne Rides to the Rescue
One of the most famous and seemingly unique episodes in Oxford’s history is Queen Matilda’s …
A Day for All Souls? Remembering the Middle Ages Today
Surrounded by the patriotic paraphernalia of wreaths and poppies, the blazing memorials to Guy Fawkes, …
More than Morse: The Origins of Policing in Oxford
When we think of policing in Oxford, the most enduring image that comes to mind …
Horatio Nelson: Turning a blind eye to slavery?
Some of the monuments currently under the spotlight depict individuals who were lost in the …
Toppling Statues: An Oxford Tradition
A mirror for the Rhodes Must Fall protests, four centuries ago and just across the street.
