“Explore Medieval London’s Deadliest Streets: Interactive Map Reveals Your Likelihood of Murder”
Imagine stepping into medieval London, where daily life feels like a game of chess on a gritty, cobblestoned board. Here, the stakes were more than mere checkmate; they were often life and death. Ever wonder if the bustling markets and squares of our modern cities conceal echoes of their more violent pasts?
The University of Cambridge has crafted an intriguing tool that sheds light on this grim aspect of history: the London Medieval Murder Map. It’s not just an interactive diagram but a dive into the unpredictability and sudden violence of life back then. From 1300 to 1340 A.D., this map isn’t just showing where murders were most common, but tells tales of rivalry, revenge, and rash acts that ended in disasters.
How did they get these tales from the past? From coroners’ notes that capture the outcomes of brawls over honor, ale, or simply chance encounters gone wrong.
One incident, rather vivid and quite telling of the times, involved a urinal that turned battlefield. Yes, you read that right, a brawl initiated by mere splash at the wrong moment. It’s a stark, humorous reminder (in dark comedy only) that life in medieval times could be disturbingly fragile.
But if gruesome tales of bygone eras piqued your interest, click below to explore even more about these macabre ancient anecdotes.
The interactive map created by the University of Cambridge uses coroners’ reports from 1300 and 1340 A.D. to determine where, when, and how the most murders happened.
University of CambridgeThe “London Medieval Murder Map” that was created by the University of Cambridge.
Life definitely wasn’t easy in the Middle Ages. It was a period of history characterized by mass population decline and an explosion of violence that ended around 1450 A.D., which marked the beginning of the Renaissance.
Also known as the “Dark Ages,” the devastating circumstances that yielded such a dreadful period of time in history varied from place to place.
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