Difference between revisions of "Oxford"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77432" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77432" /> == | ||
<p> The county town of Oxfordshire, seat of one of the great English universities and of a bishopric; is on the left bank of the Thames, 52 m. W. of London; it is a city of great beauty, its many collegiate buildings and chapels and other institutions making it the richest of English cities in architectural interest; naturally historical associations abound; here the [[Mad]] [[Parliament]] met and adopted the Provisions of Oxford in 1258; Latimer and Ridley in 1555, and Cranmer in 1556, were burned in [[Broad]] Street; [[Charles]] I. made it his head-quarters after the first year of the Civil War; it was the refuge of Parliament during the plague of 1665. </p> | <p> The county town of Oxfordshire, seat of one of the great English universities and of a bishopric; is on the left bank of the Thames, 52 m. [[W.]] of London; it is a city of great beauty, its many collegiate buildings and chapels and other institutions making it the richest of English cities in architectural interest; naturally historical associations abound; here the [[Mad]] [[Parliament]] met and adopted the Provisions of Oxford in 1258; Latimer and Ridley in 1555, and Cranmer in 1556, were burned in [[Broad]] Street; [[Charles]] [[I.]] made it his head-quarters after the first year of the Civil War; it was the refuge of Parliament during the plague of 1665. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 06:54, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(a.) Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The county town of Oxfordshire, seat of one of the great English universities and of a bishopric; is on the left bank of the Thames, 52 m. W. of London; it is a city of great beauty, its many collegiate buildings and chapels and other institutions making it the richest of English cities in architectural interest; naturally historical associations abound; here the Mad Parliament met and adopted the Provisions of Oxford in 1258; Latimer and Ridley in 1555, and Cranmer in 1556, were burned in Broad Street; Charles I. made it his head-quarters after the first year of the Civil War; it was the refuge of Parliament during the plague of 1665.
