We will present Oxford Castle that we visited the day of our arrival.
Oxford Castle was built by William the Conqueror, in 1077 for Queen Mathilda (aka Princess Maud and who escaped in 1142) ...
... in 1239, Oxford Castle officially becomes a prison.
From 1641 to 1652 there was a great civil war in England during which the castle Oxford has been used to detain political prisoners.
The prison of Oxford Castle has a tower called "Tower St George" in which prisoners were confined: to arrive top of the tower, he must climb the one hundred and one steps.
(view from the tower)
We will give examples of forced labor that would execute the prisoners
- up and down five hundred seventy-six both steps of the tower give twelve thousand revolutions of the crank (to lift the water well).
- give twelve thousand revolutions of the crank (to return the well water)
Finally, we will give you some crimes which could be committed and the penalties attached to them:
- Flight of bread: twenty-one days in jail.
- Theft of dog: forty days in jail.
- Vol live rabbit: two months in prison.
- Theft of a dead rabbit, seven days in jail
activity of the prison has been arrested by the Queen in 1996.
Article written by Andrew C. and Brice C. (3E1)
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