Just how bloody was medieval England? A ‘murder map’ holds some surprises.© National Library of Israel, Eran Laor Cartographic Collection and Medieval Murder Map, University of Cambridge ...

Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.

Archaeologists in a historic city recently came across the remnants of an expansive medieval hospital.The discovery was announced by the City of York Council on June 9. The ancient remains were found ...

Centuries ago, the site was home to St. Leonard's Hospital, a sprawling monastic facility that provided care to sick individuals and supplied meals for prisoners at nearby York Castle ...

In the heart of Somerset, England's smallest city is home to a hidden gem-Europe's oldest surviving medieval street that breathes history.

Scientists excavating a site in the famous archaeological mecca of York, England, have uncovered the remnants of an ancient ...

Reopening a 688-year-old murder case reveals a tangled web of adultery and extortion in medieval England CNN Register of John de Stratford/Hampshire Archives/Hampshire County Council via CNN Newsource ...

Cambridge mapping project solves a medieval murder “A tale of shakedowns, sex, and vengeance that expose [s] tensions between the church and England’s elite." ...

The roads built by the Romans in Britain continued to be used for both travel and trade in the Middle Ages for more than a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire, according to a recent ...

In the lush, rural landscape of Somerset, England is the cathedral city of Wells. It's an ancient place that is also home to one of Europe's oldest continually inhabited streets. Vicars' Close was ...

Just how bloody was medieval England? A ‘murder map’ holds some surprises. By Leo Sands The Washington Post,Updated June 6, 2025, 4:49 p.m.