Reminded of how Elizabethan the Labour Gov's policy is: in 1596 edict to expel black people as there were 'divers blackamoores brought into this realm, of which kinde of people there are allready here to manie' & their presence drove 'people of our owne nation' to 'idlenesse and great extremytie'.
One of my favourite ongoing history bits is the 800 years of attempts and failures to establish regular transport links between Oxford and Cambridge. it’s hilarious
Hi all! On 12 October I will be running the Oxford Half Marathon in support of SSNAP (Supporting Sick Newborn and their Parents) - any donations for this incredible charity would be greatly appreciated 😊 www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Graduated!!! 🎉
New OxPods episode out today with Dr John Merrington of All Souls College on the five senses in medieval thought! Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1gVA...
Degree over and out 🫡
1066 and All That quoted in my finals exam paper… almost as good as the Barbie quote last year. Shout out to whoever’s setting the Masculinity and its Discontents questions 🤩
Pretty rude for it to begin pouring with rain the moment we were let out of our exam and then stop 5 minutes later 😩 no more gobbets though!
I’ve also been producing podcast interviews with @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social academics with OxPods for the past few years, with a few still to go before I graduate.
I’ll post about each of my podcasts soon but here’s the full feed if you want to have a look: open.spotify.com/show/2sZa7WT...
I thought I’d start off on here by showing some fun things I’ve been doing for anyone interested!
Last year I published the first comprehensive history of The Oxford Student newspaper. There’s a copy in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social and you can view it online here: issuu.com/theoxfordstu...
