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Welcome to the Woodstock Edition of The Oxford Magazine

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Shania Twain to headline Blenheim Palace Festival 2027

Five-time Grammy Award winner Shania Twain will perform at Blenheim Palace on 29 June 2027, joining Alex Warren and David Gray in the line-up for next summer’s festival. The announcement comes as two of her most influential albums approach significant anniversaries.
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About Woodstock

Welcome to the Woodstock edition of The Oxford Magazine.

Woodstock, an old English word meaning “clearing in the woods”, is a picturesque historic town in Oxfordshire draped in history.

This dignified market town has historical links to nobility and royalty, as Woodstock Manor was the birthplace of the eldest son of King Edward III and was where Queen Mary I was imprisoned for a time by Elizabeth I.

The town grew up as a coaching stop around the Royal hunting lodge, which later became the site of Blenheim Palace, home of the Dukes of Marlborough since the early 1700s, and the birthplace of the statesman Sir Winston Churchill – he was born in the palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon.

The Oxfordshire Museum can fill you in on the town’s fabled history, while the plush centre of Woodstock more than merits a saunter for its regal townhouses, clad with ivy and wisteria. Today, Woodstock is fast gaining a reputation as an exciting hub for contemporary art, with a host of galleries.