Oxford: Encounters through History

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Oxford has been a magnet for tourists and historians alike for centuries, and many of them have left vivid, interesting and sometimes amusing accounts of their discoveries about the city and their encounters with its inhabitants. This new book – first of a new series of heritage guides for cities across Britain – brings together a wealth of these travellers’ tales for the first time, gleaned from almost five centuries of diaries, journals, field notes and travel guides.

Historic Oxford

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This volume makes the perfect companion to the above title. It revives the extensive guide to Oxford first published in 1942 within Arthur Mee’s famed and popular King’s England series, here as a separate volume about the city of dreaming spires for the first time. The book has comprehensive detail about Oxford’s historic landmarks, churches and colleges, accompanied by more than 50 photos from the original Oxfordshire volume. Charming and illuminating, it offers a unique snapshot of Oxford’s heritage as seen before the Second World War.