The above pic is mommy and me at the Bodleian Library. This room was the infirmary in the first Harry Potter movie. This library is one of the oldest and biggest in England.
We ate lunch at The Vaults and Garden in the bottom of the St. Mary's Cathedral. Originally this room was a congregation hall (1320). Everything is really old here.
The picture below is me in the Pillary, which is similar to being in the stocks. We are standing in a prison cell at the Oxford Castle that started building in the 1070s. The guy in costume is dressed as Robert D'Oilly.
The website says:
"When William the Conqueror invaded England and won the Battle of
Hastings in 1066, Oxford Castle was marked by the Norman's as the ideal
place for a motte-and-bailey castle. This task was entrusted to Robert
D'Oilly, a distinguished soldier and member of William's inner circle.
In 1071, in the west suburb of Saxon Oxford, D'Oilly began to build a
castle which would leave the natives in no doubt about who was in
charge.'
Below is my mugshot... they had prisoners as young as 7 years old for things like stealing a piece of bread or wheat stalk.
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