Perhaps one of the oddest moral panics - a fear that some evil threatens the wellbeing of society - was one that arose in medieval times. Fashionable pointy-toed shoes called poulaines were alleged to ...

A new interactive map produced by Cambridge University's Institute of Criminology plots each murder that occurred in early Medieval England to support research into the history of violence in London.

CMEMS presents a James Field Willard Lecture in Medieval History, "Gilds and Things: the Making of Medieval London" with Rory Naismith for Monday, March 18th, 2019 at 5:00 PM in UMC 247. Medieval ...

There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one story that fell ...

'Exploring London's Hidden Medieval Metropolis' If you were asked to picture London during the Middle Ages, you might think of The White Tower, Westminster Abbey or Guildhall - some of the capital’s ...

Medieval Murder Maps is an interactive website that gives insight into how people were killed in medieval London, York and Oxford. We are going to travel back in time now to medieval England, thanks ...

On Monday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 6 p.m., Prof. Lauren Fogle of the History Department will be giving a lecture in Dugan 208 related to her research on Jewish conversion to Christianity in medieval ...

The majority of homicides catalogued on the map occurred in public places, including crowded streets and markets Violence Research Centre/University of Cambridge It was the priest in Dunstan Parish ...

The cesspit under the Somerset House is nearly 15 feet deep and contained almost 100 artifacts. Courtesy of MOLA Excavations at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London have revealed a nearly ...

Learn about the medieval origins of Valentine's Day from Shannon McSheffrey, professor of history at Concordia University and the translator of Love and Marriage in Late Medieval London. These ...

The medieval stone tower, among the oldest surviving structures in the area, has been raised on temporary supports so construction can continue beneath it, allowing the landmark to be integrated into ...