Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.
Visiting Oxford?
Allow me to be your guide... and discover the history of Oxford with an Oxford historian.
I offer a wide range of guided walks around the city and university. These can be a general introduction to the history and architecture or looking at specific themes and subjects.
I am a Catholic and a historian based in Oxford, where I am a member of Oriel College. My research, for a long delayed D.Phil., is a study of Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln in the second decade of the fifteenth century. I also work as a freelance tutor in History and as an independent tour guide.
I was received into the Church in 2005 and am a Brother of the External Oratory of St Philip Neri at the Oxford Oratory.
Durandus on the Minor Litanies
-
*The following excerpts are taken from book VI, chapter 102 of William
Durandus’ treatise on the Divine Offices.*
On the three days before the feast of the ...
Marx and Sparx
-
... or, as they like nowadays to be known, Emmandess, are a well-known
English Departmental Store, founded in the Dawn of History by Mr Marks and
Mr Spence...
Saint Thomas More and the Princes in the Tower
-
My local PBS station is airing episodes of *Lucy Worsley Investigates* and
I watched the first installment on the Princes in the Tower Sunday night.
The ...
Enjoying the Feast of the Holy Trinity
-
The weather in London today finally broke into just above 20 degrees
centigrade, or just tipping 70 if you are using old money. It was a
beautiful day to...
The Lord’s descent into the underworld
-
At Matins/the Office of Readings on Holy Saturday the Church gives us this
'ancient homily', I find it incredibly moving, it is about Holy Saturday,
about ...
No comments:
Post a Comment