Scolds, Witches, and Mouldy Jades: Women’s Words on Trial
In 1579, the civic leaders of early modern Oxford, the city corporation, decided to purchase …
From Gill Sans, to Sans Gill: The Controversy over the Work of Eric Gill
Content warning: Rape, sexual abuse On January 12, 2022, an activist used a ladder to …
The Haida Totem Pole: A First Nations Treasure in Oxford
The second article in our short series delving into the background of items in the …
From Cowley Road to the Classroom: The Power of Local History
As a fairly recent arrival to Oxford, if I had been asked what made the …
Breaking the Prime Directive: The Pitt Rivers Phantoms
Introduction Within the Star Trek universe, humans are bound by the “Prime Directive” which forbids …
Passing Reality Checkpoint: Welcome to Uncomfortable Cambridge
For the last three years, Uncomfortable Oxford has been bringing the neglected and contentious histories …
Irish Nationalist, British Imperialist: The Uncomfortable Identities of Sir Michael O’Dwyer
“No man in the whole history of British rule in India has done such great …
Remembering Ann Crotchley, a Victim of Oxford’s Unsafe Streets
Content warning: sexual assault, violence against women On the night of Thursday 6 December 1827, …
Rebels with a Deer Park? Magdalen vs the Monarchy
On 8 June 2021, conservative news website Guido Fawkes broke the story that a student …
What’s in a Street Name? Questioning Florence Park’s Colonialist Legacy
This is a guest post by the Decolonising Florence Park project. Some street names are …
Abraham Lazarus: The Champion of Oxford’s Working Class
Who was Abraham Lazarus? Of the thousands of activists and leaders in the past century …
