The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

The 70-metre embroidery will be displayed at the British Museum from September.

Où risquait-on le plus de mourir dans une ville médiévale ? En reconstituant 355 scènes d’homicides survenus entre 1296 et 1398, des historiens montrent que la violence suivait les flux de population,...

This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder Map project, which visualizes 355 homicide cases derived ...

The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) on jobs.ac.uk!

In the 14th century, Sundays were particularly deadly.

This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder Map project, which visualizes 355 homicide cases derived…

In the 14th century, Sundays were particularly deadly.

In the 14th century, Sundays were particularly deadly.

Dr Stephanie Brown, lead researcher on the York medieval murder map, reveals the homicidal topography of fourteenth-century English cities.

The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

The Medieval Murder Maps are much more than a curiosity or even the basis for research. The Maps can also […]

Six early-career university researchers will work with programme makers to bring new ideas and the latest academic scholarship to audiences

Pats mācītājs gan arī neesot bijis nekāds svētais un likumpaklausīgais pilsonis.

In this episode, we solve an exceptional murder case that went cold 680 years ago.It was a cold-blooded mafia-style assassination of John Ford, a man of god – it involved a gang of hitmen who cun...

A criminologist recently studied archives to solve a murder case after nearly seven centuries.

La investigación de la época fue limitada, pero una nueva revisión de evidencias apunta a una familia aristócrata y a la venganza de una mujer

Un criminòleg de la Universitat de Cambridge aconsegueix resoldre el cruent assassinat en què s’entremescla una història d’amor, traïció i venjança

Un criminólogo de la Universidad de Cambridge aclara un suceso que conmocionó a la capital inglesa hace siete siglos

El sacerdote John Forde estaba caminando por Cheapside, en Londres, el viernes 3 de mayo de 1337. Durante el trayecto por el barrio de Westcheap, el mercado principal al

Criminólogos de la Universidad de Cambridge que investigan casos medievales descubren pruebas que apuntan a la venganza de una examante aristócrata

En 1337, un prêtre est assassiné dans la rue, en plein cœur de Londres. 688 ans plus tard, un historien et criminologue spécialiste du Moyen Âge, Manuel Eisner, a résolu cette affaire rocambolesque. L...

1337 starb ein Kirchenmann auf einer belebten Straße in London. Zeitgenössische Dokumente offenbaren nun die Hintergründe eines spektakulären Falles

In London wird 1337 ein Priester auf der Straße brutal ermordet. Ein Wissenschaftler aus Cambridge fand jetzt heraus, wer dazu den Auftrag gab und lüftete ein „typisches Beispiel für die Klassenjustiz...

Ein Kriminologe meint, er habe einen 668 Jahre alten Mordfall gelöst. Bei Mord hatten die Briten einst erstaunliche Vorlieben.

A priest murdered in 14th-century London. A noblewoman’s vendetta. Cambridge's Medieval Murder Maps reveals a tangled tale of adultery, public penance, and revenge near St Paul’s Cathedral.

This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder Map project, which visualizes 355 homicide cases derived ...

The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

Historian mapping medieval murders has evidence notorious stabbing was revenge hit by impenitent ex-lover

In 1337 a priest was killed on the streets of London. Seven centuries later, a Cambridge criminology professor believes he has uncovered the motive

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This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder Map project, which visualizes 355 homicide cases derived ...

The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.

This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder Map project, which visualizes 355 homicide cases derived ...

Historian mapping medieval murders has evidence notorious stabbing was revenge hit by impenitent ex-lover