Stephen then almost seized Matilda in 1142 during the Siege of Oxford , but the Empress escaped Escaping from Oxford Castle across the frozen River Thames to safety .

Stephen then almost seized Matilda in 1142 during the Siege of Oxford , but the Empress escaped Escaping from Oxford Castle across the frozen River Thames to safety .

Oxford University held Hold an academic consensus calling the occupation of East Timor a genocide and Yale University teaches Education_teaching it as part of its Genocide Studies program .

Following a year of Royalist successes Achieve in which they took Conquering Banbury , Oxford and Reading without conflict before storming Attack Bristol , the Parliamentarians were left Departing without an effective army in the field .

The tour Traveling began Process_start with a European leg , starting Process_start in Oxford , England in late March and finishing Process_end in Rüsselsheim , West Germany in late May .

Held Hold annually , the event is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames .

The race Competition was won by Oxford .

Oxford won the Women 's Boat Race by four lengths while Cambridge 's Goldie beat Competition Oxford 's Isis in the reserve race .

Oxford won the Women 's Boat Race by four lengths while Cambridge 's Goldie beat Competition Oxford 's Isis in the reserve race .

Held Hold annually , the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing Self_motion race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames .

In the reserve race Competition , Cambridge 's Goldie defeated Conquering Oxford 's Isis , while Cambridge won the Women 's Boat Race .

Held annually , the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing Self_motion race Competition between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a tidal stretch Body_movement of the River Thames in south-west London .

The lead changed Change twice during the race Competition , which Oxford won by one foot ( 30 cm ) , the smallest margin of victory in the history of the event .

In the reserve Preserving race Goldie beat Isis and Oxford won the Women 's race .

The 1874 FA Cup final Competition was a football match Competition between Oxford University and Royal Engineers on 14 March 1874 at Kennington Oval in London .

Oxford 's opponents in the earlier rounds had included Cause_to_be_included two-time former winners Wanderers .

The final Competition was decided Deciding by two goals from Oxford in the first twenty minutes .

Their opponents had spent Expend_resource two weeks training Education_teaching for the match , an innovative concept at the time , but were repeatedly thwarted Preventing_or_letting by Charles Nepean , the Oxford goalkeeper .