Just how bloody was medieval England? A ‘murder map’ holds some surprises.

Just how bloody was medieval England? A ‘murder map’ holds some surprises.

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.

Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project

This study examines the spatial patterns of homicide in three 14th-century English cities—London, York, and Oxford—through the Medieval Murder