Some medieval crimes were so strange – and so unsolved – that they still baffle historians today. In this video, we examine a few of the most mysterious murders from the Middle Ages. With ...

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.

It's easy to lose oneself down the rabbit hole of medieval murder for hours, filtering the killings by year, choice of weapon, and location. Think of it as a kind of 14th-century version of Clue: It ...

Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former ...

He may have betrayed her to the Church—she may have had him killed. Researcher uncovers medieval murder in modern-day maps.

Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.

Launched by the Institute of Criminology’s Violence Research Centre, Medieval Murder Maps is a digital resource that plots crime scenes based on 700-year-old coroners’ inquests and investigations.

But with the information already at hand, Professor Eisner has started a podcast in the hopes of spurring people’s interest in medieval crime. “Crime sells, and for a number of reasons,” he ...

Eisner leads the Medieval Murder Maps project, a digital resource that plots crime scenes based on translations of the coroners' rolls, mainly from the 14th century. The project has produced maps ...

Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum, all explained in English, is full of diabolical instruments of punishment and torture. Some visitors react with horror, others wish for a gift ...

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.