Oxford Castle History

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Decks in this class (11)

Castles for a Conqueror
What is the oldest part of the site,
What happened 5 years before the ...,
What happened during the battle o...
9  cards
The Building of Oxford Castle
How did robert d oyly rise to pro...,
How did oxford pick up its name a...,
What was at the foot of the motte
4  cards
Native Instincts
What did d oyly do after the norm...,
How did d oyly start performing g...,
How was st george s tower the fou...
6  cards
Heyday
What caused the struggle between ...,
How did oxford castle play an imp...,
What remains of the medieval cast...
7  cards
The Black Assize
When did the castle start being u...,
When was the castle formally cons...,
What infamous event occurred at t...
7  cards
The Civil War
What happened with oxford in the ...,
When and how did the english civi...,
What was oxford castle used for w...
9  cards
The Gaol and The Gallows
What is oxford s link with coffee,
What kind of people ended up bein...,
Did oxford castles prisons condit...
23  cards
Reforming Passions
When was the modern prison built,
What were the changing attitudes ...,
How did the extremely appalling c...
7  cards
Hard Fare, Hard Beds and Hard Labour
How did oxford prison transition ...,
Why was oxford prison expanded in...,
What else increased in and around...
11  cards
Into the Twentieth Century
What was one of the lasting legac...,
What was the perception of oxford...,
How were the prisoners being bett...
8  cards
Open to All and other General Information
What happened to the prison after...,
How did the idea come about of co...,
What parts of the castle and pris...
12  cards

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