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Six Warrior Women of the English Civil Wars, 1642-1651
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Stephen Barker During the English Civil War, women were not meek bystanders who took no part in the conflict but actively participated in a variety of ways, challenging the […]
50 Years in the Thames Valley Police Force
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Christine Bovingdon-Cox Christine joined the Thames Valley Police Force in 1973 and worked in various departments including Child Abuse Investigation, Major Crime, Counter-Terrorism, Protection for the Royal Family and […]
Cemeteries of Oxford – More than a Century of History
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Trevor Jackson Oxford today has four municipal cemeteries plus a number of parish cemeteries and churchyards. Trevor tells the story of the development and closure of cemeteries in the […]
Apples! The Myth and Mystery of England’s Favourite Fruit
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Tim Healey Tim presents many fascinating facts about apples covering myths about apples, the history of apples, apple rituals, working with apples, and local varieties. Tim is a broadcaster, […]
Glimpses of the Other Oxford through the Eyes of a Victorian Mission
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Emily Greig Oxford’s population grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century as streets of densely packed terrace houses were built on the fields of east Oxford. […]