Students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England
A project mapping medieval England’s murder cases has found that Oxford’s student population was the most violent.
Source: metro.co.uk
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A project mapping medieval England’s murder cases has found that Oxford’s student population was the most violent.
It's estimated that the homicide rate in late medieval Oxford was about 60-75 per 100,000 people - 50 times higher than current rates in 21st-century English cities.
Interactive "Medieval Murder Maps" display that the University of Oxford's past was far more violent than its present.
Scientists have released an interactive map that shines a light on the 14th century bloodshed across London, Oxford and York.