Town & Gown Riots

Medieval Murders is the podcast that delves into the world of violent crimes in Medieval England.In each episode, we tell the story of a single murder case that happened over six hundred years ago.Today we turn to Oxford, one of the three cities on the Medieval Murder Map. Alongside its academic excellence and religious contemplation, Oxford was also a hotspot of violence, with murder rates higher than those of almost any city in the modern world.  In the next few episodes, we’ll hear about organised violence, riots, gang fights between the Irish, the Welsh, the Scots, and the English, revenge killings, and brutal attacks on state officials. If you have any questions about the episode, drop us an email at [email protected]  You can see the site of many other historical murders like this by going to the Medieval Murder Map website Medieval Murders is a podcast from the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge.This episode is hosted by Nora Eisner and Professor Manuel Eisner.The producer is Steve Hankey and the historical segments are voiced and sound designed by Charlie Inman.The Music is Cantiga 166  by  Vox Vulgaris.