{"product_id":"a-travellers-history-of-oxford-9781566564670","title":"A Traveller's History of Oxford","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Traveller's History of Oxford\u003c\/strong\u003e by Tames, Richard. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781566564670.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Travellers History of Oxford gives the reader a clear account of Oxfords earliest beginnings from Roman times, its Anglo-Saxon past, its importance in medieval England, the founding of the different colleges, its status as Royalist capital during the Civil War and after this crisis, and its recovery and continuing growth right up to the twenty-first century.\n\nThe book also looks closely at the story behind the beautiful buildings and discusses Oxfords gifts to the world both in the alumni, which include five kings, 25 British Prime Ministers, 36 Nobel Prize winners, and 85 archbishops, and in the world of ideas: the legends of King Arthur, the English Bible, Anglicanism, the Royal Society, Methodism, Pre-Raphaelites, Alice and Wonderland, Aestheticism, OED, Inspector Morse, ...The list is endless.\n\nIt also has practical information, illustrated with maps, on exploring the town and a Chronology of Events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985990774837,"sku":"ByrdShop_1566564670","price":26.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781566564670_77f0ec9b-c278-4470-96a0-066ae01fd015.jpg?v=1778640651","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-travellers-history-of-oxford-9781566564670","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}