Medieval Murder Maps

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Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford Dr Stephanie Brown, lead researcher on the York medieval murder map, reveals the homicidal topography of fourteenth-century English cities.

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

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AND
murder mysteries? 🔪 💀

You can literally go door to door on this map and see details on what murder happened where and by what means. You can also see coroner’s notes.

It…is…fascinating 🤯

medievalmurdermap.co.uk

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

The Maps can also be used in teaching – whether it be in school, college, undergraduate, or postgraduate.

If you have used the Medieval Murder Maps, we would love to hear your about your experience.

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New Generation Thinkers 2025 selected to shape programming on BBC Radio 4 Six early-career university researchers will work with programme makers to bring new ideas and the latest academic scholarship to audiences

I can finally talk about this! I am a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker
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Mīļākās brutālā atriebība – profesors atrisina 700 gadus senu mācītāja slepkavības lietu Pats mācītājs gan arī neesot bijis nekāds svētais un likumpaklausīgais pilsonis.

Also Latvia: www.delfi.lv/campus/56036...

Check out this blog I wrote for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social on using @medimurdermaps.bsky.social in your teaching

Do you want to hear more about this case? Check out our podcast Medieval Murders

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And India: www.ndtv.com/world-news/s...

Also Mexico: El Heraldo heraldodemexico.com.mx/mundo/2025/6...

Una dama, un capellà i un crim medieval: Cambridge resol un assassinat 700 anys després Un criminòleg de la Universitat de Cambridge aconsegueix resoldre el cruent assassinat en què s’entremescla una història d’amor, traïció i venjança

El Periodico www.elperiodico.cat/ca/ciencia/2...

Una aristócrata libertina y un clérigo degollado: así se resuelve un crimen del siglo XIV | El Correo Un criminólogo de la Universidad de Cambridge aclara un suceso que conmocionó a la capital inglesa hace siete siglos

El Correo: Una aristócrata libertina y un clérigo degollado: así se resuelve un crimen del siglo XIV | El Correo www.elcorreo.com/tiempo-de-hi...

Una vengativa y adúltera aristócrata inglesa de hace 700 años mandó asesinar a sangre fría a su amante sacerdote a pleno día en Londres 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

La Vanguardia: www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/2025...

Resuelven siete siglos después el sangriento asesinato de un cura por encargo Criminólogos de la Universidad de Cambridge que investigan casos medievales descubren pruebas que apuntan a la venganza de una examante aristócrata

Spain:
ABC: Resuelven siete siglos después el sangriento asesinato de un cura por encargo www.abc.es/cultura/resu...

Meurtre au Moyen Âge : une affaire rocambolesque vieille de plus de 600 ans enfin résolue 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...

France:
Sciences et Avenir: Meurtre au Moyen Âge : une affaire rocambolesque vieille de plus de 600 ans enfin résolue www.sciencesetavenir.fr/archeo-paleo...

Skandalöser Mittelalter-Mord geklärt: Ein Priester, eine Adelige und ein Dolchstoß 1337 starb ein Kirchenmann auf einer belebten Straße in London. Zeitgenössische Dokumente offenbaren nun die Hintergründe eines spektakulären Falles

Austria:
Der Standard: www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/...

RTL: Cold Case aus dem Mittelalter gelöst: Lady Ela ließ ihren Priester-Lover brutal ermorden www.rtl.de/news/cold-ca...

Sex, Macht und Rache: Geliebte des Priesters – 688 Jahre alter Cold Case aufgeklärt 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...

Focus: Sex, Macht und Rache: Geliebte des Priesters – 688 Jahre alter Cold Case aufgeklärt www.focus.de/focusplus/se...

London: Warum eine Adlige ihren Geliebten, einen Priester, ermorden ließ Ein Kriminologe meint, er habe einen 668 Jahre alten Mordfall gelöst. Bei Mord hatten die Briten einst erstaunliche Vorlieben.

Germany:

Süddeutsche Zeitung: London: Warum eine Adlige ihren Geliebten, einen Priester, ermorden ließ - Wissen www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/true-...

For our European, or linguist, followers we are getting some coverage in European press:

Medieval London Murder Solved: Priest Killed by Noblewoman’s Orders - Medievalists.net 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.

Medieval London Murder Solved: Priest Killed by Noblewoman’s Orders www.medievalists.net/2025/06/medi... - and follow @medimurdermaps.bsky.social‬ #TrueCrime #MedievalHistory

Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project - Criminal Law Forum 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 ...

Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project
Springer Nature
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Welcome to Medieval Murder Maps The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

How cool is this? @medimurdermaps.bsky.social identifies the location, time, and details of medieval murders in London, Oxford, and York.

E.g., "Man Battered by Pancake" is pretty great.

medievalmurdermap.co.uk

Noblewoman may have ordered brazen murder of priest outside St Paul’s in 1337 Historian mapping medieval murders has evidence notorious stabbing was revenge hit by impenitent ex-lover

It's wonderful to see our maps being used as the basis for innovative historical research. It's amazing what can be discovered! (with @medimurdermaps.bsky.social ) www.theguardian.com/education/20...

After 700 years, has a brutal medieval murder finally been solved? In 1337 a priest was killed on the streets of London. Seven centuries later, a Cambridge criminology professor believes he has uncovered the motive

This case is also discussed in The Times
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

World at One - 06/06/2025 - BBC Sounds News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

The murder of John Ford discussed today on World at One (from 36mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Fantastic! We'd love to hear more about how you use it in the classroom

Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project - Criminal Law Forum 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 ...

Finally, the academic article describing how the database was created, and providing some analysis, is provided here:

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

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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.

We are also in The Washington Post today... for those of you with access

www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...