Podcast
I am the host of the Medieval Murders podcast series, work that is being carried out in collaboration with researchers at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge. In the podcast, we delve into the world of violent crimes in the streets, taverns and privy chambers of fourteenth century London, York, Oxford; we examine cases that had gone cold; we investigate how people in these buzzing cities tried to maintain peace; how juries sought the truth, and sometimes sought to hide it; and we show the similarities and the differences to violent crime in our modern world. The podcast is available on our official website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podchasers, Listen Notes and others.
Medieval Murder Maps in the News
Following the launch of the Murder Map (the focus of the podcast) in October 2023, the story was picked up by over 310 outlets worldwide! Here are some examples:
“Medieval murder maps of three English cities offer window into past” - The Guardian
“Who Killed the Innkeeper With a Sword in 1315?” - New York Times
“Medieval Oxford’s Murder Problem” - The New Yorker
“Unravelling the mystery of Britain's medieval murders” - Daily Mail
“Interactive digital maps plot murder cases that occurred in 14th century England” - NPR
“Medieval map reveals Oxford students once made city England’s ‘murder capital’” - The Independent
“Attacks by students made medieval Oxford a murder hotspot, researchers find” - Sky News
“Feuds among traders fuelled medieval York murders” - BBC
“Medieval Murder Maps plots historic killings” - BBC
“This city was the murder capital of late-medieval England – and it’s not London” - CNN
“How a Medieval Murder Map Helped Solve a 700-Year-Old London Cold Case” - Atlas Oscura