A Murder Map of Medieval London

If you're traveling back in time to Sixteenth Century London, where are you most likely to be murdered? It's a good idea to know before you make the trip. Fortunately, the University of Cambridge's Violence Research Centre has an interactive guide for that time period, as well as the Thirteenth Century.

Each pin on the map represents a recorded murder. Click on one (at the site, not here) to read details about the case. You can sort results by the gender of the victim, the type of weapon used (quarterstaffs were surprisingly common), and the year of the murder.

-via David Thompson