Oxford

During his time in Oxford, Wilde fully embraced ‘aesthetic flair’: growing his hair long; dressing in flamboyant fashions and assuming exaggerated affectations. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

7 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Oscar Wilde

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford

The Library History explorer: The Oxford Martyrs

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Oxford v Cambridge: A history of the boat race

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In pictures: Masterpieces from the Bodleian Library

Malcolm X chats with Eric Abrahams – the Oxford Union president who vowed to “fill the room with blacks” – before giving his famous address on 3 December 1964. (Getty)

Malcolm X in Oxford: Black power amid dreaming spires

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General prehistory

Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire