2. Introduction
• Why I chose oxford
• What im going to talk about
• Facts, history, tourist
attractions & current situation
3. Facts
• Oxford is the home to the oldest college in the english-
speaking world, the University of Oxford.
• The earliest known evidence of teaching is over 900 years
old.
• It is older than the Aztec Empire, Genghis Khan and
Notre Dame
4. The oldest known grafitti on record
• At the bottom of the stairs at
Christ Church “no peel” is
nailed into a door.
• It was written in protest of
the Prime Minister Sir
Robert Peel who was in
office from 30. August 1841
to 29. June 1846
5. History
• Over 1100 years ago Dida of
Eynsham established a nunnery
in the Oxford area with Saint
Frideswide.
• This is the earliest recorded
history of settlers in area we now
know of as Oxford.
• The nunnery would later go on to
be destroyed during a battle
against danish vikings who had
attacked Oxford mulitple times,
and then later some parts of it was
incorporated into the Christ
Chruch that still stands in Oxford
today
6.
7. University of Oxford
• Nobody knows when it was first established
• We don’t know when the university was founded, but
we know people have been studying there since
1096
• At least 900 years old
8. • One of the most prestigious universities in the
world.
• Famous people who have attended Oxford
University
• J.R.R Tolkien (Author of LOTR & The Hobbit)
• Emma Watson (Actress from Harry Potter, etc.)
• Stephen Hawking (Physicist, Cosmologist & Author)
• Bill Clinton (former president of the US)
• David Cameron (Prime Minister of the UK)
9.
10. • During the 2nd world war Oxford remained
untouched, unlike other big cities in England that
were bombed during the period known as “The
Blitz”
• Hitler intented on making Oxford the capital of
his new Kingdom; after they had conquered
England.
• This was why the city was never bombed during
the 2nd world war
Hitlers plans for Oxford
12. Current situation
• Oxford has grown to become the 52 biggest city in the
UK.
• Over 150,000 inhabitants
• Its one of the most popular cities for students in the
world, and the seventh most popular city for tourists in
the UK.
