Britain's Most Historic Towns
Civil War Oxford
Season 2 Episode 4 of 6
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War, when the city became a power base for the royalist forces and a rival capital for nine years of conflict. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers why the city was such a good strategic position, while Alice takes up Charles I's favourite sport and learns to fire a 17th-century musket
Britain's Most Historic Towns airs on Sky History HD at 3:00 AM, Saturday 16 November.
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Dominic Bowles
Executive Producer
Liam McArdle
Series Producer
Jenny MacLeod
Director