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On Old English Translation: Wulf’s Tale

On April 5, 2021 By Yasmin Howells In Curiosity Columns

Yasmin Howells’ creative translation of Wulf and Eadwacer, an Old English Poem found in the Book of Exeter.

The Oxford Bulldogs: Bark Worse than their Bite?

On March 25, 2021 By Charlotte Kutz In Foundation Myths

Did Oxford University’s bowler hatted police force have any real power? And what does its existence say about the wider university?

Warsaw: Life Imitates Art

On March 18, 2021 By Maciej Nowakowski In Curiosity Columns

Maciej Nowakowski opens his ‘Cities of Hope’ series by looking at Warsaw, “the Paris of the North”.

The Dig does not approach the Old English period in an exciting, or new way

On March 16, 2021 By Maebh Howell In Page and Screen

Maebh Howell discusses Netflix’s The Dig, and how the Old English period is more varied and interesting than the film implies.

“Et in Arcadia Ego”: Brideshead Revisited and Oxford’s 1920s Gay Scene

On March 15, 2021 By Charles West In Foundation Myths, OHR

Brideshead Revisited: Set in Oxford during the 1920s, it is Waugh’s personal reflection on the aristocratic gay scene of the era. But how accurate is it?

100 Years of Northern Ireland

On March 13, 2021 By Ciara Garcha In Curiosity Columns, OHR

“Northern Ireland’s journey over the past one hundred years has been one of devastation and pain, but also one of cooperation and hope.”

Exclusive Interviews With Influential Female Historians at Oxford

On March 8, 2021 By Molly Archer-Zeff In OHR

OHR interviews two influential female historians at Oxford – Professor Brenda E. Stevenson and Professor Lyndal Roper – on their experiences as female historians.