Coverage dated September 27, 2023

This city was the murder capital of late-medieval England – and it’s not London

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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.

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  1. Local News 8

    This city was the murder capital of late-medieval England – and it’s not London (opens Local News 8)

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    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.

  2. Science Alert

    Oxford Was The Murder Capital of Late Medieval England, And It Was All Because of Students (opens Science Alert)

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    Oxford today is known as a place of learning and elite scholarship.

  3. Phys

    Students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England, research suggests (opens Phys)

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    A project mapping medieval England's known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London's 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford's student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional groups in any of the three cities.

  4. CNN

    This city was the murder capital of late-medieval England (opens CNN)

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    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.

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