Search results
Oxford University students vote against hanging King Charles portrait in common room
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn Oxford University college has blocked a motion to hang a portrait of King Charles in its common...
From gothic spires to primal postmodernism, how Oxford became an architectural paradise
The Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoOutside London, few British towns can match Oxford for the richness of its architecture: Cambridge...
Oxford’s road ‘havoc’ prompts new grassroots political party
The Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoA new independent political party has been launched in Oxford amid a growing sense that local...
Scottish historian credits ‘family, teachers, mentors and friends’ for honour
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoAn award-winning Scottish historian who became a household name when he wrote and presented a...
Gordon Brown and Ally McCoist among Scots recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoFormer prime minister Gordon Brown, writer and satirist Armando Iannucci and ex-footballer Ally...
Voices: University Challenge is intrinsically elitist, that’s why I love it
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoCOMMENT: As a professor denounces the BBC’s popular student quiz for being rigged in favour of...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
The Real Story Behind How C.S. Lewis Helped J. R. R. Tolkien Shape The Lord of the Rings
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrodo Baggins quickly discovers that heading to Mordor alone in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is not...
Singing Security Guard Joins Organist for 'Spontaneous' Tribute to Queen Elizabeth at London Tube...
People via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTwo strangers captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide with a special performance...
How one 18th-century sermon triggered England’s first celebrity crush – with merchandise
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA satire on factions within the Church of England featuring Henry Sacheverell, on the right. The...