Tolkien and the refugees of Middle Earth
‘The Lord of the Rings’ is cited as an inspirational text by both friends and foes of asylum seekers, but what does it really say?
Louis Morris
A Portrait Attacked: Sectarianism on Cambridge Campus
A portrait of Arthur Balfour was attacked at Trinity College, Cambridge – But why?
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 …
