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Murder Map of Olde London Town

Started by Blumf, January 07, 2019, 12:44:45 PM

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Blumf

Collection of Medieval murders plotted onto a map:
https://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/vrcresearch/london-medieval-murder-map

Highlights include:
"A porter killed by a potter"
"Murderous quarrel amongst tailors"
"Two men help woman batter man to death"
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Cuellar

Some quality medieval desolation in this:

"Prostitute punches pregnant woman in stomach" - the perpetrator? Agnes "Houdydoudy"

biggytitbo

Got a bit of a wag here -

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biggytitbo

Very tactfully put -

QuoteWoman dies from kicks in her underbelly


boki

Quote from: biggytitbo on January 07, 2019, 01:07:50 PM
Got a bit of a wag here -

That one could've been a caption to a football picture in The Sun as recently as the 1990s.

__steve__

"Man pierced by Percies and left to die". Ooh pardon.

biggytitbo

I reckon this is the same coroner, he's on a roll:

QuoteShoemaker John of Bury pops clogs after stabbing


Norton Canes

"...and remember, don't have nightmares!"

biggytitbo

Almost makes it sound comical:

QuotePlanned gang-rape ends in mayhem

Norton Canes

"A deadly fight between members of the fishmonger and skinner guild"

That must have been quite a dust-up. Not much left after they'd been at each other, I'll bet.

Norton Canes

"Man pierced by Percies and left to die"

Taking the piss now (oops sorry, __steve__)

biggytitbo

QuoteArgument about a horse escalates into a lethal free-for-all with neighbours and passers by

Shoulders?-Stomach!

QuoteFlid drowned along with stolen megadrive

Not sure about this one

St_Eddie

QuoteWelsh tailor kills Irish Will and goes Scot free.

Is the editor for this map the same person who writes the tabloid headlines?

Depressed Beyond Tables

QuoteDeath among drunk wrestlers

One for the album titles thread.

biggytitbo

I just smacked him mlud:

QuoteSmall boy caught stealing dies after being smacked

Norton Canes

By weird coincidence (is there such a thing as a regular coincidence?) I found out today that 153 years ago a woman was murdered (strangled, after being sexually assaulted) on a spot that was then along a deserted country lane but is now right in the middle of campus, outside the block next to my office. There's a plaque on a nearby wall to mark the scene (there was once a stone memorial, removed when the University was built), which I've never noticed.

Brr. Someone get Sapphire and Steel.



mothman

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Here's how I picture that.

touchingcloth

QuoteStreet-based merchant in Peckham. While eyed he uppe a buxom wyffe, fall'd he through ye barre.

Rodney may'd facce.


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