Oxford Castle & Prison

　　Leaving the Oxford Canal, I called in at the Oxford Castle & Prison, which was one of the tourist spots in Oxford. Until now, my articles about Oxford were on the better side of Oxford, but the dark aspects of its history were displayed there. Small government-like bodies were born everywhere in medieval Europe. Rival warlords were fighting each other and plagues frequently broke out in the Middle Ages. Consequently, lots of victims were produced. Putting them in perspective however, in my opinion its dark history apparently leads to the present social development.
　　Scanning the nations globally, the developed countries are unexceptionally through the tough time of the feudal era. While seeing the dire displays in the prison, I supposed that numerous victims might have been requisite for later development.

　運河から外れてオックスフォード城跡へ。これまでどちらかというと、オックスフォードの美しい歴史ばかり見てきたが、ここでは暗い歴史が展示されていた。中世ヨーロッパは群雄割拠の時代、各地に小さな国ができて、互いに争い、多大な犠牲も生まれた。しかし、今から振り返れば、それが今の発展に繋がっていると思う。
　世界全体を見渡して、封建時代を経ていない国家はまともな国とはなっていない。残酷な展示を見ながらこのような時代は長い人類の歴史の中で必須だったのかもしれないと思った。