The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.

Using ground-penetrating radar, researchers discovered an underground chamber containing a 500-year-old compass near Copernicus’ burial site. The compass resembles the one often depicted with ...

Researchers have uncovered handwritten letters, court documents, and a coroner’s report related to the nearly 700-year-old cold case murder of a medieval priest. Published on June 5 in the ...

Medieval murder: Records suggest vengeful noblewoman had priest assassinated in 688-year-old cold case by University of Cambridge edited by Sadie Harley , reviewed by Robert Egan ...