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A Song of Ice and Fire and other "realistic" medieval fantasy works have been trying to challenge the set-in conceptions of Middle Ages and provide a more realistic take on the era, one that tries to remove the lenses of noble prejudices and show how things truly were. Problem is, they have failed. Instead of…

Several professors have refused to teach undergraduate students after the college refused to take down the controversial statue of the colonialist.

Dr Kate Tunstall, a French literature expert and interim provost at the self-styled Peoples Republic of Worcester College, is the most prominent figure to join the boycott.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Its a rare privilege to learn at the feet of great thinkers. How monstrous it is, then, for 150 dons to put their prejudices above the wellbeing of Oriels students.

Oxford University is facing a civil war over its statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College as 150 academics launched a petition proposing a boycott of the college until the statue is removed.