ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz wɜː mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl, ænd ɪts mˈoʊst fˈeɪməs pɹˈɪzənɚz wɜː ðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt ˈɑːksfɚd mˈɑːɹɾɚz tˈɑːməs kɹˈænmɚ, hjˈuː lˈæɾɪmɚ ænd nˈɪkələs ɹˈɪdli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
Its origins were medieval, and its most famous prisoners were the Protestant Oxford martyrs (Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley) in 1555.