Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford

Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford.

Where and when did homicides happen in late medieval towns? Were there distinct clusters of murder in urban space, and what social and cultural mechanisms may have been involved? In her Curious Histories talk, Stephanie Brown presents findings based on the Medieval Murder Map project, a study that maps fourteenth-century homicide cases recorded by the coroners in York and Oxford and examines the spatial distribution of homicide and suspect/victim characteristics.

Our speaker:

Dr Stephanie Brown is a historical criminologist at the University of Hull. She is an expert in the law, context, and history of violent death. She conducted the research for the York Medieval Murder Map, gathering and translating the cases from original fourteenth-century manuscripts.

Our chosen charity:

The Waterloo Street Community Garden is 'a garden for the gardenless'. Most people in the Brunswick area don’t have any outside space so they are encouraged to to use the garden as an extension of their homes. The garden was created, and is maintained, entirely by volunteers.

The WSCG volunteers are currently undertaking a project to develop the garden further so it becomes a biodiversity haven, a meeting place for friends and neighbours, and a hub for community events.

On 10th September, you will receive an email that will give you the Zoom link and instructions to join the event. If you have any queries you can contact the organiser on our facebook page.

The image in the banner is a detail from: Wound man, Pseudo-Galen, Anathomia; WMS 290. Wellcome Collection. CC licence.