Neglected Figures Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford

York Asylum in Flames: Godfrey Higgins and the Abuse Scandal of 1813

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.

Dan P — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:01:00 +0000

In the first part of our short series on the life of Thora Silverthorne, we ...

Dan P — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:33:00 +0000

Of all the local heroes who have passed through the city of Oxford, few saved ...

Dan P — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:52:00 +0000

Who was Abraham Lazarus? Of the thousands of activists and leaders in the past century ...

Dan P — Wed, 12 May 2021 09:51:00 +0000

Born in Oxfordshire, Charlie Hutchison (1918-1993) led an extraordinary life as both a champion of ...

Nell Darby — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:22:00 +0000

The row of houses on the north-east end of St Clement’s Street today looks rather ...

Emma Gattey — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:39:00 +0000

A review of a lecture on 31 October 2019 by Professor Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor ...