History

People can view a never-before-seen hoard of Roman coins from 3 December when it goes on display at Oxfordshire County Council’s Bicester Library until 3 March.The exhibition is a chance to see the Stoke Lyne Roman coin hoard – the largest in …

Over 140 guests joined dignitaries and professionals at Merton College, Oxford  on 26 September to welcome well-known historian and broadcaster, Michael Wood, to the county in support of the Victoria County History (VCH) project.The VCH is a …

Work to increase awareness of local heritage by improving digital access through photography, 3D models, virtual exhibitions and a heritage day event (19 March) has won prestigious national recognition. Archaeologists in Oxfordshire County Council’s …

Staff at Oxfordshire County Council’s History Centre have once again been recognised nationally for their work by being awarded accredited status by the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee on behalf of the wider archive sector.The national …

Over 80 residents and historians came together at an event at Shiplake College on 18 March to mark the launch of the latest encyclopaedic volume of the Victoria County History of Oxfordshire. The Victoria County History (VCH) of Oxfordshire forms …

People can have their say on the future shape of library and heritage services as Oxfordshire County Council consults on a new strategy for the future. The consultation, which goes live on Monday 24 January, is seeking to gauge public opinion of the …

Residents can get into the Christmas spirit, and maybe pick up a gift or two at The Oxfordshire Museum as the special festive exhibition returns.The Oxfordshire Craft Guild’s Christmas Exhibition showcases some of the best art and craftwork by …

One of the Viking victims of a massacre in Oxford more than 1,000 years ago has been reunited with his family in a Danish museum.The skeleton of the young man, believed to have been one of at least 35 brutally executed in the city in AD 1002 on the …

Oxfordshire’s library service is to mark a major anniversary for the nation’s education being 150 years since the passing of legislation which entitled every child of elementary age to access a school education by right. In September, …