Each pin represents the approximate location of one of 142 homicides cases in late medieval London. Click on a pin to open a window that displays the story behind the event, based on the original record produced by the Coroner. For more information on how to use the map, visit this page. If you are referencing our map, please read the note at the bottom of the page. You can listen to the launch lecture here.
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How to use the maps
How were the cases mapped?
What were the sources?
- The Coroners' Rolls and their significance in the XIV century
London in the XIV century
- Spatial organisation
- Markets
- Occupations and guilds
- Inns of Court
How violent was medieval London?
- When did the murders happen?
- Where did the murders happen?
- Modus Operandi: how were murders committed?
- Who were the perpetrators?
Acknowledgements
Terms of use
Referencing the map
When using information provided from this page, please use the following reference:
Eisner, Manuel (2018) Interactive London Medieval Murder Map. University of Cambridge: Institute of Criminology, retrieved from (https://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/vrcresearch/london-medieval-murder-map/lm...).
The Violence Research Centre is part of the Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, CB3 9DA Cambridge, United Kingdom, https://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/ ; tel: 01223 335360. Our email is vrc@crim.cam.ac.uk. We welcome all enquiries including feedback on how to improve the LMM Map. Copyright © and Database Right 2018-2022Violence Research Centre, University of Cambridge.