The Story of Oxford

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Pegasus Theatre". pegasustheatre.org.uk. UK. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013 . Retrieved 12 February 2013. , UK. The earliest notice of the City of Oxford was mentioned in AD 912 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it states that Edward, son of Alfred the Great came into possession of "London and Oxford and all regions which owed obedience to these cities". [9] Royal proclamation granting Lord Mayoralty to Oxford Bragg, Alexander (21 October 2016). "The Oxford – Manizales connection of "town versus gown" ". The City Paper . Retrieved 18 October 2020.

By the time of the Norman Conquest, there were said to be about 1,000 houses in Oxford, which meant it probably had a population of around 5,000. By the standards of the time, it was a large and important town (even London only had about 18,000 inhabitants). It was said at the time that Oxford was the 6th largest town in England. Oxford probably reached its zenith at that time. About Boswells". Boswells-online.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007 . Retrieved 10 January 2010. The Princess wept bitter tears, for her one wish was that she might become a nun and devote herself to God, and she vowed that even if she had to disobey her father, no mortal man should ever be her bridegroom.In 2013, Oxford Rugby League entered rugby league's semi-professional Championship 1, the third tier of British rugby league. Oxford Cavaliers, who were formed in 1996, compete at the next level, the Conference League South. Oxford University (The Blues) [132] and Oxford Brookes University (The Bulls) [133] both compete in the rugby league BUCS university League. Additionally, there is evidence of Jews living in the city as early as 1141, and during the 12th century the Jewish community is estimated to have numbered about 80–100. [18] The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. [19] In 1191, a city charter translated from Latin wrote: [20] Princess Frideswide herself was alone in her room high in the tower of the castle, but her ladies were listening at the door of the great council chamber, and when they heard the King announce that Frideswide should indeed become the Prince's bride, they hastened to tell her that she was soon to be married.

Ffrench, Andrew (25 November 2022). "Legal challenge to bus gates is 'last resort' says Jeremy Mogford". Oxford Mail . Retrieved 6 December 2022. MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863–1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. a b "Medieval Oxford | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk . Retrieved 11 February 2022.

Green lamps issued by the Proctors for affixing to undergraduates’ cars c1926-1960s (OUA/PR 1/21/7/1-3)

There are stories about the University’s buildings and institutions such as the construction of the University Museum of Natural History, and the failed proposal to build a futuristic Pitt Rivers Museum in North Oxford in the 1960s. The chapters on the Bodleian Library’s stories look at its foundation and early years, including the admission of the very first overseas reader in 1603, as well as the more recent transformation of the New Bodleian into the Weston Library. Help your child build their vocabulary and develop spelling skills with age-appropriate dictionaries from Oxford children's dictionaries. Children's fiction Charles Gross (1897). "Oxford". Bibliography of British Municipal History. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. About the Museum". Museum of the History of Science. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007 . Retrieved 9 October 2007.Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer: the Oxford Martyrs". Westminster Seminary California. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014 . Retrieved 25 May 2014.