Antiquity & Middle Ages Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/category/antiquity-and-middle-ages Join an uncomfortable walking tour of Oxford Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:09:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/UnOx-logo-FINAL_Icon-Only_feb.svg Antiquity & Middle Ages Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/category/antiquity-and-middle-ages 32 32 Richard III’s Restless Bones: in Death as in Life, the Lost King Causes Conflicts https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/richard-iiis-restless-bones-in-death-as-in-life-the-lost-king-causes-conflicts Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:17:45 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=9696 The Wars of the Roses have been replaced by the Wars of the Bones, fought by York and Leicester, and between amateurs and archaeologists.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 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/the-hidden-history-of-oxfords-jewish-community Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:28:48 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3325 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 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/york-as-a-city-of-sanctuary-the-pogrom-at-cliffords-tower Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:49:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3506 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 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/sir-arthur-evans-knossos-myth-reality Sun, 07 May 2023 08:55:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3876 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 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/afterlives-of-the-town-politics-of-burial-and-personhood-in-oxford Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:17:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=7078 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? https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/alexander-the-great-in-skopje-an-up-yours-to-greece Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:24:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=5616 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 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/all-souls-matter-remembering-the-middle-ages-today Sun, 01 Nov 2020 10:27:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=4366 Surrounded by the patriotic paraphernalia of wreaths and poppies, the blazing memorials to Guy Fawkes, ...

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]]> Rhodes is not a Colossus https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/rhodes-is-not-a-colossus Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:09:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3709 Rhodes wanted to be a colossus, and was described as such; yet his legacy, and ...

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]]> The White Lie: Questioning the Legacy of ‘Whitewashing’ Ancient Sculpture https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/the-white-lie-questioning-the-legacy-of-whitewashing-ancient-sculpture Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:45:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3546 Greek and Roman sculpture has always been considered a paradigm of art through the centuries. ...

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]]> A Tale of Two Toilets https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/a-tale-of-two-toilets Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:07:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3528 The story of two toilets and their relationship to Oxford. At first glance, there’s not ...

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