The medieval city was seen as a crowded, bustling place, with people, horses, carts and wagons all moving around. Just as in our modern city, this would all lead to inevitable traffic problems.

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By Cassie Watson; posted 18 September 2026. In a previous post I suggested that criminal justice historians could pursue a valuable research project focused solely on records created by the Court o…

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Dr. Sara Butler, Professor and King George III Chair in British History and Director for the Center for Historical Research in the Department of History, explains how medieval court records can give u...

Everyone knows the importance of relics for early medieval Christianity. But a relic is only valuable if it's identifiable, otherwise it's just a fragment of bone, cloth or stone. In other words, ever...

The Projects and Proposals Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the funding of new initiatives in the study, presentation, and production of legal historical schol...

Five Gram-negative strains, designated BI01T, BI02, BI1211, BI4D and BI67 isolated from the gut of the Antarctic endemic insect Belgica antarctica, were characterized by a polyphasic approach. Compara...

Weaponizing Death: Harassing the Clergy in Thirteenth-Century England - Volume 65

Posted by Sara M. Butler, 6 August 2026. Cundradus Schlapperitzi, miniature showing marriage (1445).  New York Public Library. Courtesy of Picryl. Public Domain.   Historians of marriage …

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With curbs on trial juries now proposed in the UK, this post looks back to the part played by their now defunct counterpart, the grand jury.

The Center for the Study of Religion hosts a short-term visiting scholar program one or two times per academic year. Building on a successful pilot program held in March 2023, this initiative aims to ...

In 1901, the Canadian government published a summary of the Indigenous population resident within the boundaries of what would become present-day Canada. Until now, the census microdata underlying ...

By Cassie Watson; posted 19 June 2026. Serial offenders are assumed to have at least two to four victims;[1] to kill for pleasure or gain; and to follow a pattern in victim selection. If, as Eric H…

The walls of the medieval chapel in the Agricola Tower at Chester Castle were richly painted around 1240 with scenes including miracles of the Virgin Mary and St Edward the Confessor. From the fragmen...

Explore the origins of forensic science through the groundbreaking work of Song Ci, a medieval physician and judge. His observations revolutionized the investigation of unusual deaths and laid the…

This famous pilgrimage route in Northern Spain offers more than stunning scenery, it delivers personal growth, cultural immersion and lifelong memories.

Photo of Rosamond McKitterick, taken by the author on 1 February 2020 overlooking the Forum at Rome. Rosamond McKitterick died on Saturday 13th June 2026. As a sentence, that’s easy to write and im…

Lincoln Cathedral’s Magna Carta June 15th 2015 was the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. On 1 April 2015 Lincoln Castle reopened its doors after an extensive refurbishment…

The Maison Dieu is hosting a major academic conference on Fri 26 and Sat 27 June 2026, exploring the history of the Cinque Ports and maritime Kent.

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On June 22, 1610, in the early hours of the morning in her apartments at Greenwich Palace, thirty-four year old Arbella Stuart married twenty-two year old William Seymour. But this wasn’t just any …

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Closes: 31st May 2026 Are you an engaging educator with the expertise to inspire students in Latin and Palaeography? If so, this 12 month fixed term role, offered on an Education, Scholarship &…

The School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Late Medieval / Early Modern History (1400-1700). This is a 1.0 FTE indefinite appointment to start on 1 August...

Today we will be discussing some events that were documented in London’s Coroner’s rolls back in the late 13th and early 14th century, as well as the murder of Janus Imperial with Peter…

Posted by Sara M. Butler, 8 May 2026. Medieval England had no word that was equivalent to the modern term rape. Instead, lawmakers and the judiciary used the term raptus, which is often translated …

Posted by Sara M. Butler, 8 May 2026. Medieval England had no word that was equivalent to the modern term rape. Instead, lawmakers and the judiciary used the term raptus, which is often translated …