The Way of the Morris — by Unknown on

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More neatly than marmite, bagpipes or the EU referendum, the question of Morris dancing divides the nation. For many it is, as folk musician...

Quadrivium — by Unknown on

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In the late Middle Ages, students at Oxford were put through a syllabus known as the quadrivium . They studied arithmetic, music, astronomy,...

And so to Eynsham — by Unknown on

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On the May Bank Holiday we made our customary pilgrimage across Port Meadow , up and over Wytham Woods , across  Swinford Bridge , to Eynsh...

The Bosky Man — by Unknown on

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So another Oxford May Morning has been and gone, and a fine day it was. As usual I took on the role of the Bosky Man , a character one half...