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Cover: Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1142 - King Stephen’s attack and the escape of Empress Mathilda

Address:
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK
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Info
City:
Oxford For all signs in Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom For all signs in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Used by:
Oxford Preservation Trust
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Tags:
Historical elements Walking and cycling routes


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King Stephen attacks - Empress Matilda escapes from St George’s Tower
1142
OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST
Photography:
2019
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
Station No. 5 in the historic Oxford Castle route, consisting of 14 plaques depicting landmarks on the site from 700 AD to 2006

King Stephen - the last Norman kings in England, battles with Empress Maude (Mathilda) the daughter of the previous king (Henry I) who was eligible for the throne. In 1142, his forces laid siege to Oxford Castle, which she had been staying with, but she managed to escape.

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Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1239 - First use of the castle as a prison
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (1 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1074 - St George’s Church is built
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (1 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1388 - Prisoners manage to escape the castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (2 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1071 - Robert D’Oilly begins building the Castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (3 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1577 - Black Assize of Oxford
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1NS, UK (4 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1066 - The Norman Conquest
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (4 Meter)


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Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1142 - King Stephen’s attack and the escape of Empress Mathilda
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (0 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1074 - St George’s Church is built
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (0 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1239 - First use of the castle as a prison
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (1 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1388 - Prisoners manage to escape the castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (2 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1071 - Robert D’Oilly begins building the Castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (3 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1577 - Black Assize of Oxford
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1NS, UK (4 Meter)

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