The is a research department in the University of Oxford, publishing in the area of the Eighteenth century, especially the French Enlightenment.
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Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society
A society with the aim to promote the conservation of Ruislip's heritage and to bring the history of the area to life.
Gertrude Bell
Traveller, archaeologist, writer and diplomat, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE, explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her knowledge and cont...
Person, Exploring, History, Politics & Administration, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Syria
Sir Laurence Gomme
Born 3 Cecil Street, Stepney. Clerk to the London County Council, folklorist and historian. Died at home, Buckinghamshire.
Person, History, Politics & Administration, Tourism / Traditions
Thomas Arnold
Headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. Â Born Isle of Wight. Â Father of Matthew Arnold, great grandfather of Aldous and Julian Huxley. Â Died at Rugby.
Sir Flinders Petrie
Archaeologist specialising in Egypt.  Born Charlton, near Greenwich. His maternal grandfather was Captain Matthew Flinders. Petrie was a self-taught surveyor with minimal university education. St...
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