| The Secret History of Oxford Contributor(s): Sullivan, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752499564 ISBN-13: 9780752499567 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Scandinavia |
| Dewey: 948.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.66 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'The Secret History of Oxford' offers the reader an off-the-beaten-track tour of the city's landmarks and streets. Filled with hundreds of facts and anecdotes, it reveals the amusing, unlikely and downright wonderful stories hidden beneath the surface. Some, such as the fact that the founder of Oxford was eaten by wolves, will be known; many others, such as the fact that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, stole a piece of New College's unicorn horn, that one of the Fellows of Christ Church was a bear or that Oxford Castle has England's most frequently sighted ghost, are much less widely known. |