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.


Sunday, 15 March 2026

Analysing gypsum burials from Roman Yorkshire


In my previous thread on Roman life I shared several pieces.about the gypsum burials that are to be found in underground York.

I have now come across a recent article which concentrates on the examination of child burials in this distinctive form, and what it may reveal about Roman attitudes towards their children.


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