The Saxon Tower of St Michael at the North Gate in Oxford is one of the oldest surviving structures in the city and holds a quiet but significant place in the history of the English Reformation. Dating from around the year 1040, this sturdy stone tower is a rare example of late Saxon architecture, standing as a witness to centuries Read more...
The trial of Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer stands as one of the most solemn and consequential episodes of the English Reformation. Taking place during the reign of Mary I of England, the proceedings reflected the deep religious divisions that marked mid-sixteenth-century England and the determined effort to restore Roman Catholic authority after years of Protestant reform. Following Read more...
The Kilns, located just outside Oxford, is one of the most cherished literary and historical sites associated with C. S. Lewis. This modest house, surrounded by quiet countryside, served as Lewis’s home for more than three decades and became the setting in which many of his most influential works were written. Lewis purchased The Kilns in 1930, along with his Read more...
The “Holy Club” at Christ Church College in Oxford occupies an important place in the history of evangelical Christianity, particularly as the seedbed of what would later become the Methodist movement. Though the name “Holy Club” was originally intended as a term of mockery, it has since come to represent a sincere and disciplined effort among a small group of Read more...
