Recommended online resources for Victorian history
You can learn a lot about Victorian history from the many online resources that are available. Below is a short list of... Read More
A Victorian Christmas: the history of festive traditions
In her 2015 Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth II mentioned how the Christmas tree had been popularised by her great-great-grandparents, Queen Victoria and... Read More
Camp Out: The Unusual Beginnings of Canoe Camping in the UK
This short article was produced for the August 2015 edition of Paddling Magazine, a Canadian publication. The article was a short summary... Read More
Invented traditions of Oxford
E. J. Hobsbawm and T. O. Ranger popularised the term ‘invented tradition‘ to describe practices that are relatively recent and yet are... Read More
Building Racing Boats: Salter Bros
The Salter family was one of the most important boat building firms connected with the sport of rowing. Their firm rose to... Read More
Recommended resources on the history of the river Thames
There has been a vast amount written about the river Thames, mainly at the popular level. If you are wanting to study... Read More
The history of racing boat building
The famous boat race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge receives a huge amount of attention, but the eights that the... Read More
Recommended resources on the history of Oxford
If you are wanting to study the (recent) history of Oxford, here is a list/bibliography of helpful resources: General One of the... Read More
Arson and acid: the darker side of the Oxford Suffragette movement
Arson and acid: the darker side of the Oxford suffragette movement Remarkable scenes were witnessed on the streets of Oxford on 21... Read More
The River Thames and the Popularisation of Camping, 1860-1980
This academic article by Simon Wenham reconsiders the history of (recreational) camping in Britain. It challenges the prevailing idea that the pastime... Read More