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11 June: James Murray, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, moves to a house on the Banbury Road to work full-time on the project. 2 December: Osney Bridge collapses with one fatality. [189] 1886 13 February: Second New Theatre in George Street opens with an Oxford University Dramatic Society performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. [187]
Aerial view of Oxford city centre. The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell. The town grew in national importance during the Norman period.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "History of Oxford" ... History of Oxford; Timeline of Oxford; A. Alice's Shop; B. Bishop of Oxford; Black ...
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe is a history of medieval Europe, first published by Oxford University Press in 1988 under the editorship of George Holmes. It is divided into six chapters by different authors, covering the period 400 to 1500 AD, each of which has either a northern or southern Europe focus.
This is a timeline of English history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in England and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England .
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
Ancient extent of Oxfordshire Map showing the parishes of Oxfordshire, c. 1900. The county of Oxfordshire in England is broadly situated in the land between the River Thames to the south, the Cotswolds to the west, the Chilterns to the east and The Midlands to the north, with spurs running south to Henley-on-Thames and north to Banbury.
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom