SOLD OUT Lunchtime Talk: ‘How Enclosure Shaped Oxfordshire’s Landscape’
Discover the profound impact of enclosure on the Oxfordshire landscape over the course of several centuries.
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Lunchtime Talk: ‘Always Ready, Always Willing: Firefighting in Oxford’
A fascinating talk chronicling fires and firefighting efforts in Oxford over the course of more than ten centuries. With John Lowe.
Author Talk: ‘A Jericho Scrapbook’ with Mark Davies – Jericho 200
Presentation of 'A Jericho Scrapbook' with author Mark Davies. Discover the area's rich history as part of the Jericho 200 celebrations.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Oxford in the History of Medicine’
Discover the remarkable contributions Oxford scientists, medics, and their patients have made to medical science through the ages. With Victoria Bentata.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘The Indian Army in the First World War’
This talk highlights the role played by the Oxf and Bucks Light Infantry in the WWI Iraq campaign, and by Indian soldiers in the war. With Stephen Barker.
SOLD OUT Lunchtime Talk: ‘A 17th-Century Christmas’
A vibrant portrait of Christmas in a turbulent age, from Oxford winter revelries to Puritan bans to the advent of Father Christmas. With Tim Healey.
SOLD OUT Lunchtime Talk: ‘Dream Palaces: Early cinema in Oxford’
Delve into a fascinating aspect of Oxford’s social history: a spellbinding new technology which captured the imagination of both Town and Gown. With Liz Woolley.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Charlie Hutchison: Life of a Black British anti-fascist from Oxfordshire’
Hear about the remarkable life of Oxfordshire-born Chalie Hutchison: lifelong anti-fascist and trade unionist, and the only known Black British man to fight in the Spanish Civil War. With Dan Poole.
SOLD OUT Lunchtime Talk: ‘Over the Hills to Glory: The story of the Ascott Martyrs’
Discover an important moment in the history of protest and trade unionism in Oxfordshire, when a group of determined women defied authority in support of striking agricultural labourers. With Carol Anderson.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Oxford, city of writers and wordplay: puns, printing and personas’
Meet Oxford’s real writers and imaginary characters and discover the many forms of wordplay to relish on its streets and walls, in a quirky and lighthearted talk about our city’s love of words and wordplay. With Sean Callery.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Everybody Out! Industrial action in Oxford between the wars’
Discover how the ripples of discontent of the 1926 General Strike stretched out to Oxford at a time of tumultuous industrial, cultural and social change for the city. With Maurice East.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Einstein and the Refugee Scholars in Oxford’
Find out about Einstein’s visits to Oxford in the 1930s, the efforts to save scholars fleeing from the Nazis, and the refugee scholars’ lives, contributions and legacies. With Victoria Bentata.
