Historic Oxford

the long version

"This lively and authoritative account of Oxford's historic background describes the origins of the prosperous medieval town and of its university and colleges. David Sturdy draws on a lifetime's knowledge of Oxford, its archaeology, architecture and archives, to examine the many myths and legends that have sprung up there. Using medieval documents, he restores the "Ox-ford" to its authentic site west of the town and explains that the notion that it lay to the south, along St Aldate's Street, is a modern misconception."