How did a library founded over four hundred years ago grow to become the world-renowned institution it is today, home to over thirteen million items? From its f
The University of Oxford is the third oldest university in Europe and remains one of the greatest universities in the world. How did such an ancient institution
The director of the famed Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction—and surprising survival—of recorded knowledge
Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in Britain and has occupied its site in central Oxford since 1621. Conceived as a place to grow med
Since its founding, the Bodleian Library has become home to treasures from throughout history and every corner of the globe. From among this remarkable and hist