Richard III's Restless Bones: In Death as in Life, the Lost King Causes Conflicts

Richard III’s Restless Bones: in Death as in Life, the Lost King Causes Conflicts

The Wars of the Roses have been replaced by the Wars of the Bones, fought by York and Leicester, and between amateurs and archaeologists.

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The Hidden History of Oxford’s Jewish Community

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

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Jewish History in York: The Pogrom at Clifford’s Tower

In 2016 York was granted the title ‘City of Sanctuary’ to celebrate the city’s ‘efforts …

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Sir Arthur Evans: Knossos, Myth & Reality

Review of the exhibition ‘Knossos: Myths & Reality’ at the Ashmolean (10 February -30 July …

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Afterlives of the Town: Politics of Burial and Personhood in Oxford

Oxford, Not University During our Uncomfortable Oxford tours, we focus a fair bit on the …

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Alexander the Great in Skopje: an “up yours” to Greece?

Since Macedonian independence in 1991, following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Greece has contested the country’s …

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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, …

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Rhodes is not a Colossus

Rhodes wanted to be a colossus, and was described as such; yet his legacy, and …

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Museum gallery lines with white statues on both sides, with benches in the middle. The White Lie: Questioning the Legacy of ‘Whitewashing’ Ancient Sculpture

The White Lie: Questioning the Legacy of ‘Whitewashing’ Ancient Sculpture

Greek and Roman sculpture has always been considered a paradigm of art through the centuries. …

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A Tale of Two Toilets

The story of two toilets and their relationship to Oxford. At first glance, there’s not …

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