Oxford History: University of Oxford oddments

 

 

 

Oxford University slang

Especially words ending in –er, such as “wagger pagger bagger”

Oxford University terms in Tom Brown's time

The dates of the four University of Oxford terms in the mid-nineteenth century

The River Thames or the Isis?

Not as clear-cut as often suggested

Cartoons relating to the University

Some postcards in the series produced by Davis's of 2 Cornmarket

Parson's Pleasure: some random facts

From at least the seventeenth century to 1991, male members of the University bathed here in the nude