19th Century Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford

The Pleasures and Perils of Smoking in Calverley’s “Ode to Tobacco”

Richard Parnell — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:43:12 +0000

Politicians now promise a "smoke-free" UK, but one Cambridge plaque suggests an alternative plan: doctors be damned, "take a fresh cigar!"

Amy Jones — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:00:44 +0000

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, we look at another historic struggle to assign blame for shocking neglect and a deadly fire.

Kathi Bähner — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:05:28 +0000

Accessibility costs are impacting one of York's iconic buildings, but this isn't the first time it has struggled to accommodate disability.

Oscar Lozada — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Cecil Rhodes' false history of an iconic artefact, and the real story of how contemporary Zimbabweans view his legacy.

Eliza Browning — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:28:48 +0000

An unassuming memorial stone near the entrance to the Oxford Botanic Garden marks the site ...

Esme Boore — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:23:00 +0000

In the historic city of York, tucked away off the busy shopping street of Goodramgate, ...

Anna Gregoletto Bettin — Sun, 21 May 2023 14:54:00 +0000

In late September 2022, Oxford University’s Faculty of Oriental Studies changed its name to the ...

Louis Morris — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:17:00 +0000

In Oxford, the River Thames is reborn as the Isis, sharing its name with the ...

George Goodhart — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 18:02:00 +0000

Hormuzd Rassam is not a name which will be familiar to most Oxford residents and ...

Eleanor Jones — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:52:00 +0000

Historically, women have only had a formal presence in the university setting for the last ...