We are going to travel back in time now to medieval England, thanks to professor Manuel Eisner of the University of Cambridge. MANUEL EISNER: Early in the morning, there would be large markets. The ...

Oxford was the murder capital of late-medieval England, with the city’s male university population being the main catalyst for violence, according to new research. The homicide rate in the city was ...

Hugh Despenser the Younger was one of the most reviled figures of 14th-century England. As King Edward II’s powerful favorite, he amassed enormous wealth, seized lands, and made dangerous enemies. His ...

Medieval Murder Maps is an interactive website that gives insight into how people were killed in medieval London, York and Oxford. Interactive digital maps plot murder cases that occurred in 14th ...