በ 18 ኛው መቶ ዘመን, ኦክስፎርድ ፖለቲካ ለ የተባልኩ ወደብ ሊኖረው በተባሉ ጊዜ, ሳይንሳዊ ግኝት እና ሃይማኖታዊ የማንሰራራት አንድ ዘመን ደግሞ:.
The 18th century, when Oxford was said to have forsaken port for politics, was also an era of scientific discovery and religious revival.