Oxford Unknown: Secret Stories From Oxford University

An alternative guide to Oxford featuring the eccentric, bizarre and outrageous people who have lived and passed through the city of dreaming spires. This book concentrates on the strange tales surrounding these extraordinary people, which you won't find in the average guidebook. The geologist who ate a king's heart. The queen who poisoned her husband's mistress, the transgender bursar who took on the Crown Prosecution Service. What can be more bizarre than an inter-college tortoise race? Read on and discover Oxford's best kept secrets.

© 2020 Clink Street Publishing (E-bog): 9781913568313

Release date

E-bog: 3. november 2020