Lose yourself in this highly addictive “murder map” of medieval London
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/addictive-interactive-murder-map-lets-you-explore-medieval-london-crime/
In July of 1316, a priest with a hankering for fresh apples sneaked into a walled garden in the Cripplegate area of London to help himself to the fruits therein. The gardener caught him in the act, and the priest brutally stabbed him to death with a knife—hardly godly behavior, but this was the Middle Ages. A religious occupation was no guarantee of moral standing.
That's just one of the true-crime gems to be found in a new interactive digital "murder map" of London compiled by University of Cambridge criminologist Manuel Eisner. Drawing on data catalogued in the city Coroners' Rolls, the map shows the approximate location of 142 homicide cases in late medieval London. The map launched to the public in late November on the website for the university's Violence Research Center, and be forewarned—it's extremely addictive. You could easily lose yourself down the rabbit hole of medieval murder for hours, filtering the killings by year, choice of weapon, and location. (It works best with Google Chrome.)
"The events described in the Coroners' Rolls show weapons were never very far away, male honor had to be protected, and conflicts easily got out of hand," said Eisner, who embarked on the project to create an accessible resource for the public to explore the historical records. "They give us a detailed picture of how homicide was embedded in the rhythms of urban medieval life.
Oh fuck, I read the title wrong and thought it said Lose yourself in this highly addictive “murder rap” of medieval London
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damn that man really wanted to die
looking at the 1300's one is most interesting to me, i never imagined what london would have looked like back then and its a lot bigger and busier looking that i thought it would be.
also interesting to see people didn't really have last names back then it was just john of westend or john the carpenter. makes me wonder when we started turning those titles into surnames.
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Hard ass potter
From my knowledge, one's occupation would become their surname, so "John the Carpenter" would become "John Carpenter." Not sure about "John of West End"
The population of London in the 14th century likely ranged between 40,000 and 100,000 people. In a city of 80,000, the medieval London murder rate would be 15 to 20 times higher than an English town of comparable size today, according to Eisner. But he is leery of drawing direct comparisons to modern society. "We have firearms, but we also have emergency services," he said. "It's easier to kill, but easier to save lives."
Tell that to the victims of Murder She Wrote in Cabot Cove
Whoever did the writing for this deserves a medal.
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It reminds me a lot of horrible histories, actually.
It was around Napoleon that surnames really started being cemented as things even for common people, since Napoleon wanted to do a census of all the people in the empire, and most common people just chose their profession or something unique about them, though exceptions do exist like the Nordic heritage of your last name being son or daughter of your parent. For example, my last name is Passant, which is french for Traveler since my family traveled from Poland to Belgium (the french speaking part). If your last name isn't a typical commoner's last name it's likely you have noble blood in you.
Oh you're lucky. I read it with a 'F'.
It was a tough era
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