Oxford neighborhood: Outside Central Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Exposed timbered ceilings in an 18C barn 5 miles outside Oxford
A stylish townhouse B&B a 10-minute stroll south of the center
A private cottage behind a thatched house just outside Oxford
Fine French dining and boat rentals on the Cherwell River just north of downtown Oxford
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.