Michael Brock was formerly Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, and Warden of St George's House, Windsor Castle
For many years to come specialist scholars will raid this volume, not only for the historical context in which their specialist research is involved, but also for the shorter essays on special topics ... The photographs are well selected and not just for the images they present. They are accompanied by a commentary on the plates from which they have been reproduced and on the circumstances of their production - a novel and commendable notion this. Every picture does indeed tell a story. Again, it is an example of the true historian's art, for it is not what you see which counts, but who presents it for you to see and why. Higher Education Review Detailed, authoritative, skilfully constructed and edited, and full of a wonderful variety of information and interpretation which will stimulate many a future research project. The Pelican Record Part 2 of Volume VII of the History of Oxford University completes this monumental scholarly series with a flourish but also with gravitas ... There are fascinating anecdotes in the midst of serious analysis. There is an elegance in the way chapters proceed to well crafted conclusions ... For many years to come specialist scholars will raid this volume, not only for the historical context in which their specialist research is involved, but also for the shorter essays on special topics ... it is an example of the true historian's art, for it is not what you see which counts, but who presents it for you to see and why. Higher Education Review Historians of other universities can only congratulate the editors and the Clarendon Press, with a mixture of admiration and envy, on the completion of this path-breaking and well-funded scholarly project. English Historical Review Its strength lies in its immense range and its depth of detailed illustration. English Historical Review This is a gold-mine from which readers may select nuggets which bring them the latest research, written in a most accessible format. It is a magnificent conclusion to a magnificent undertaking. Contemporary Review This impressive volume completes the monumental history of the university which will no doubt hold the field for a long time. Church Times Represents a truly fitting - and not simply accidental - conclusion to a major intellectual project. Glory to Michael Brock and Mark Curthoys. S. J. D. Green, Times Literary Supplement
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