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Vor 2 Tagen · William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, [1] writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production.
Vor 2 Tagen · Oxford (/ ˈ ɒ k s f ər d /) is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell.
Vor 2 Tagen · Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Pembroke College (19) Pembroke College stands between Pembroke Street and Brewer Street. The walls are of local Oxfordshire stone with dressings of the same material; the roofs are slate-covered. The college was founded in 1624 by James I "at the costs and charges of Thomas Tesdale and Richard Wightwick". It succeeded to and ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Christ Church, Oxford The Great Quadrangle (Plate 82) or Tom Quad (276½ ft. by 271 ft.) is surrounded by a raised terrace the retaining wall of which, in its present form, is modern, but represents the base of the arcade-walls of Wolsey's projected cloister.
Vor 5 Tagen · The ancient parish of Cowley is now almost entirely within the boundaries of the City of Oxford. (fn. 1) Before the alteration of its boundaries it covered 996 acres (fn. 2) and reached south-eastwards from Magdalen Bridge to the old Dorchester-Alchester Roman road, and north-eastwards to the far side of Bullingdon Green.
Vor 5 Tagen · OXFORD iS - Home. A programme of University-wide events and activities will celebrate the literary works and enduring global legacy of Franz Kafka and mark the centenary anniversary of the author’s untimely death. New event announcements coming soon….
