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I was born in Oxford
I lived just outside the city for over a year. There is so much to do and see here…museums, colleges, libraries, shops, concerts, monasteries, priories, punting on the river, interesting lectures, etc. etc., all in beautiful surroundings.
Do you know you are right! We are very lucky to live in such a place. It's easy to stop seeing all this history though because it is almost everywhere. We need you Connor just to remind us from time to time – so thank you.
Sorry my flower, i have to mention the 100 years war and the 35 years war plus cromwell time when castles were blown to bits. But other than that…..🙂
I did a summer school program at oxford and treasure my time there. Even coming from someone who was born in the UK it really feels like another world. Definitely recommend visiting.
All countries in Europe have history, as do countries further east! North America has history too in its native populations, which it so often overlooks!
C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter, but no mention of Tolkien or The Eagle and Child pub (Lewis AND Tolkien).
Youve already seen this to 😑 its in the Heart of England video
In the Christchurch refectory the windows contain the characters in Alice in Wonderland. This was written bt the Mathematics Prof. who had a Daughter Alice. All the characters were based on the Profs in the Colleges, many of them utterly eccentric! Manyu of the sayings came from their daily utterances!.
His only England videos youve not seen is "England's Bath and York" and "London Mod and Trad" all the other clips are from videos youve seen or from those
This was such a funny video, I couldn't stop laughing.
The invading Muslim horde and Ukrainian panhandlers will take care of it.
And my sister and best friend both were undergraduates at Oxford university. Married read engineering at Balliol college.founded in1263. And my sister St Annes, founded in1879.
I spent a lot of time at Oxford
Cut and paste repost.
Prefer Cambridge but I’m biased ❤
Oxford = Wokeford
So funny, me and my son were walking past all of these as the video was uploaded to youtube! Although not a great experience as I was taking my son to the dentist where they removed one of his baby teeth…. On the plus side, it did shut him up for a while so I could enjoy the rest of the afternoon. I have lived in Oxford for 16 years now and I still have not done the tourist stuff yet. The big hall (harry Potter) I have had an evening "do" (party) in there one xmas though.
Yes…watching this, it really does 'hit home' doesn't it….what an amazing place Oxford must be in which to live and study. I am sure most of the students probably DO appreciate what a privilege it is; however I can't help but think – if it were me – I would so appreciate it at my age now, though probably less so as a teenager….and the phrase 'youth is wasted on the young' comes to mind… 😏
I went to Oxford for 6 years, I worked hard and ended up with a masters degree in nuclear physics. Those were great days. Actually, wait, that's not true at all. No, sorry. Oh well. Oh yeah, Harry Potter. If I ever meet that bespeckled little shit I'm going to give him a slap.
Now filled with psychotic woke zealots.
Good words, thoughts and well explained Connor ! Good man !
Oxford is very beautiful, Its one of my favourite places to visit
We do realise about our history that’s why we have fought so hard over the centuries to keep these Islands free . Personally it’s one of the most important things ,our culture,our heritage and our way of life
As someone who read Mathematics at Oxford (many years back), let me point out some things.
1) A mathematics degree at Oxford is a BA. Not a BSc. You have no idea how important this is.
2) The University is comprised of a lot of independent colleges, each with their own culture and rules.
3) It is not an elitist establishment. Or it is trying harc not to be. </conspiracy>
4) The academic pressure is intense. But the terms are very short. Which I suppose makes them even more intense. </shrug>
5) The tutor to student ratio. I went to lectures where there were about 30 pupils. But had 2-1 tuition with the college professors. (Later 1-1 when someone dropped out.)
5) The Bodlian library is one of the few (3?) places that has a copy of every single book published after [hmmhhmhmhnm].
5) There is a Disney store there where I got a Winnie the Pooh bear who still stands on my bookcase today.
i was bornin oxford, but we moved away right away, so i missed out on it
Not so beautiful around the time you posted this vid – stuffed full of extremists trying to silence and woman standing up for women's rights.
My first job was at the Bodleian Library and I did Saturday morning duties in Duke Humfreys. I live in Leicester now aa you can actually afford a house here but still visit my Aunty in a village outside Oxford. Will always be an Oxfordshire lass and feel very homesick at times.
I was lucky enough to enter Oxford University (Merton College). However, then my academic career collapsed, and I didn't complete my degree. (Many years later I discovered that my problem was dyspraxia.)
Christ Church – it's wrong to call it Christ Church College – is actually also a Cathedral! So there is a Cathedral dating from about 1500 in it. Coming from Merton, which has the oldest purpose-built academic accommodation in the world (1283), I regard Christ Church's Great Hall to be positively modern. If I remember aright, our Great Hall dates from 1290…
Tolkien was for part his life at Merton College, including in his last few years, when Ii met him. (He died nearly 50 years ago, in August 1973.)
There are certain places in various parts of the UK that you can visit, and it's possible to literally sense that you're in the presence of many centuries of history. It's a pleasant feeling but hard to explain.
As some students say at Oxford
Christchurch IS the cream of the colleges
because
it is rich
thick
and full of clots.
BTW I went to the college next door LOL
Yes Oxford is also called a city of dreaming spires👩🎓👩💼
I'm fortunate in living in Oxford. My house is small and on the edge of the city but, in 15 minutes, I can be in the centre among the colleges and other beautiful buildings.
The fact that we have not been subject to that many invasions is part of the reason why we have such a rich trove of historical treasures, but we have also in recent centuries taken a lot of care to preserve the past through legislation, planning requirements, setting up bodies like the National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw, Historic Scotland, etc etc, recognising it needs preserving or else greedy developers would knock it all down….
You're kinda wrong, England was bombed more than any other nation except Germany and yet both nations still have loads of old buildings left. They were not in any way unharmed but it was rebuilt as it was. Compared to the Nordic nations, Italy and Spain though, they lack a lot of the really ancient buildings that could never be restored.
I've lived in Oxfordshire for five years now, and I definitely feel very privileged to live here and to benefit from what the city, nearby towns/ villages and the countryside offers
Under bridge of sighs to rest my eyes in shades of grey what did you do there,I got high aye aye it's all to beautiful 🇬🇧🏴🇺🇦🇬🇧🏴
I was born in London but Oxford is absolutely amazing, we are very lucky thank you . ❤
This said virtually nothing about Oxford, some points were just wrong and his pronunciation of names was painful to hear. This is the trouble with relying on a tourist for information…
I lived in Oxford from '77 to '86 while stationed at RAF Upper Heyford a large USAF Base. This was like old home week watching this!
Oxford may be one of the many places where the Harry Potter movies were filmed, but its modern claim to literary fame surely comes from the Philip Pullman series of novels His Dark Materials and the even better sequels/prequels the Books of Dust. Its colleges have also given us three of the best British exponents of popular science – Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene), Susan Blackmore (The Meme Machine) and David Deutsch (the life-changing The Fabric Of Reality).
Oxford Born and bred . It's kind of sad living here my whole life you tend to not see it or just forget what a stunning place it is . I live a five minute walk from C. S. Lewis's home and a thirty minute walk from J.R.R. Tolkien's home . The house where Oliver Cromwell stayed in the civil war is less than a mile away . So much history and fantastic museums on my doorstep . You don't realize how lucky you are until you see someone else's reaction you your city . I Must get out there and see more .
This video made me very homesick… over 40 years since I've been in Oxford. Not just a few miles down the road from New Zealand, sadly.
I’ve not commented before, Connor, but I just wanted to say that I love your videos, and I watch them all.
You have such a willingness to learn, and the wonderment that you often display, is a joy to behold, (as is obvious in this video)
You may not realise how perceptive you are too…pretty rare I’d say, and your commentary is highly entertaining, frequently punctuated with humour which is great.
On a more serious note, I want to thank you for making the kind comments at the end of your videos, taking the opportunity to wish people well who may be struggling with their mental health. This is something that resonates with me very much, as I am practically housebound due to several disabilities, and my mental health as a result.
So thank you Connor, you never fail to entertain us all, and remind some viewers 🎉that life can be more bearable. 🙏🏻
Finally, may I urge you to visit the UK again, armed with all the knowledge you’ve accumulated, and to experience for yourself all the wonderful places you’ve covered in your fantastic videos.
I never thought I’d be in the situation I find myself in now, unable to visit the wonders we’re have on our doorstep, but you can, (I hope) so please, don’t put it off for some time in the future, as nothing is guaranteed in life, unfortunately.
So thanks again for everything Connor, I wish you and your family all the best, and please understand that your work is hugely appreciated by so many people.👏
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The home of Inspector Morse! I would start with watching Endeavour, then Inspector Morse & Lewis in chronological order. A beautiful city & county.
Connor likes a good library..? Who could have guessed?? 😂
Nice buildings, fake people!
Of course, English speaking nations think the only worth while history must have been English speaking, otherwise it is just inferior.
I lived in Oxford City Centre and used the Bodleian library. I truly did feel blessed. It is so beautiful.
Has this guy done a piece on Stratford-Upon-Avon?
This video hardly showed a fraction of Oxford – he mentioned two of the colleges, Magdalen ('Mawdlin') and Christchurch. out of ….. 42! He showed the small exhibition of the university's Bodleian Library without mentioning that many of the Colleges have older libraries than the university's. He showed the Museum of History of Science, which is actually the smallest in the university. The Ashmolean museum has extensive collections of international status, Egyptian through every other culture and a massive art collection, it is older than the British Museum and National Gallery in London. The Oxford University Press is the world's largest non-government publisher.
Conor, he did not even scratch the surface!