The 1337 murder of the priest John Forde in the heart of medieval London was especially gruesome: one attacker slit Forde's throat with a dagger while two others stabbed him with "long knives" in ...

Oxford was the murder capital of late-medieval England, with the city’s male university population being the main catalyst for violence, according to new research.

Retropolis 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 ...

London (CNN) — Oxford was the murder capital of late-medieval England, with the city’s male university population being the main catalyst for violence, according to new research.

Researchers have uncovered handwritten letters, court documents, and a coroner’s report related to the nearly 700-year-old cold case murder of a medieval priest. Published on June 5 in the ...

The Jewish Museum in London, where visitors can view artifacts from England’s thriving medieval Jewish culture. King Edward I expelled all Jews from England in 1290, and they were not allowed to ...

A rare ring, set with sapphire, emerald and garnets and once owned by a medieval bishop, is coming to auction on March 26 sale of jewelry, silver, and objets d’art at Noonans Mayfair, in London ...

Medieval Oxford had a murder rate about three times higher than London’s during the same period, and some sixty times the level Oxford has today.

The Medieval Murder Maps project collects cases of homicide and other sudden or suspicious deaths in 14th century London, Oxford and York, including the location of the killing of John Forde, a ...

LONDON (AP) — Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition. Lewis is among thousands of people granted the honorary title of ...