On the Wild Shotover Ramble on Boxing Day, I found myself musing in front of the oldest oak on the walk, thinking that it was probably just 25 when King Charles held his parliament in Oxford, during the Civil War.
February 12 is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of a man who changed our understanding of the world and our place within it. A sculpture of Charles Darwin as an old man looks benignly down at visitors and
January 2007 This was the introductory feature of my Oxfordshire Limited Edition (The Oxford Times) series in 2007. I used this story of my own and combined it with the parallel story from Blenheim Palace to invite readers to send
From Russia with Love This landmark exhibition at the Royal Academy (RA) arrived with overtones reminiscent of cold war paranoia. During the on/off period prior to its opening, the Russians exhibited some arrogance. When you see the show lent
Oxfordshire | Archive | 2007 | June | 5 This was part of my Every Antique tells a Story series published in Oxfordshire Limited Edition but I sought this one out myself. I had seen some of William Clegg's truncheons
One of the highlights of 2008, From Russia, at the Royal Academy, shone a spotlight on Russian art from 1870 to1925. A Russian artist whose work needed no introduction was the well-known and much-loved Marc Chagall (1887-1985).
The Decade that Taste Forgot? That is the question posed in the title of the latest exhibition at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. Readers who remember the flowered shirts, flared trousers, nylon bedspreads and the psychedelic curtains of the period may agree with the proposition.
One of the world's greatest photographers returns to Oxfordshire, writes SYLVIA VETTA.
The V&A celebrates Dior and the other innovative designers who brightened up austerity Britain, writes SYLVIA VETTA.
The craftsmanship of Whitefriars glass inspired by Scandanavian design is the feature of this year's Country Seat exhibition, writes SYLVIA VETTA.