JOURNAL TOPICS FOR ROYALIST OXFORD
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1.  Discuss the monarchy's relationship with the University during the Civil War.  Which college did Charles I make his headquarters?  In what ways did the students and the foundations of the various colleges contribute to the Royalist cause?  How did the Royalist surrender in 1646 affect the University?

2.  Choose one of the Oxford Colleges (e.g., Christ Church) and discuss its historic relationship with the monarchy.  What rulers were associated with the College and what was the nature of their association?

3.  Because of the wealth and power of the University, monarchs often tried to influence its policies and personnel.  Discuss, giving two examples from the history of the University.  In particular, you may want to look at periods of controversy such as the Reformation, Civil War, Exclusion Crisis, and Restoration.
 

Suggested Readings:

Adair, John.  By the Sword Divided: Eyewitness Accounts of the English Civil War.  Phoenix Mill, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, Ltd., 1998.

Ashley, Maurice.  The English Civil War. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.

Carlton, Charles.  Charles I, The Personal Monarch. London and New York: Routledge, 1995.

Fletcher, Anthony. The Outbreak of the English Civil War. New York: New York University Press, 1981.

Hargreaves-Mawdsley, W. N.  Oxford in the Age of John Locke. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press [1973].

The Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries Elias Ashmole, Esquire, and Mr. William Lilly, written by themselves microform : containing, first, William Lilly's history of his life and times, with notes / by Mr. Ashmole ; secondly, Lilly's life and death of Charles the First: and lastly, the life of Elias Ashmole, esquire, by way of diary ; with several occasional letters, by Charles Burman, esquire.  London: T. Davies, 1774.

Quintrell, Brian.  Charles I, 1625-1640. London and New York: Longman, 1993.

Rowse, A. L.  Oxford in the History of England. New York: Putnam, 1975.

Russell, Conrad.  The Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637-1642. Oxford: Clarendon Press and New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

Sommerville, J.P.  Royalists & Patriots: Politics and Ideology in England 1603-1640.  2nd ed.  London and New York: Longman, 1999.
 

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