Why are we so sensitive to insults to the extent that they make us so angry that at least some of us become violent and aggress against the other person beyond just a verbal exchange? MARTÍNEZ: Like the case of a drunk woman in West London who insults workers, leading to a complicated story of revenge, mistaken identity and ending with, you guessed it, a murder.ĮISNER: These events that look so strange and weird at first sight are actually not too dissimilar of what is happening these days. MARTIN: The stories come from coroner's documents, which include descriptions about who was involved in the death and detail the investigation and sometimes the resulting punishment. Valentine on the 12 of February, 1337, the coroner and sheriffs were informed that Margery (ph) of Uxbridge lay dead of an unnatural death. UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR: On the Wednesday before the Feast of St. Each icon reveals a story of what happened. The map shows the murder weapon - a knife, hammer or maybe a fist - at the location of each death. No, he and his team created interactive digital maps.ĮISNER: The Medieval Murder Maps are three maps where we have plotted cases of murder that occurred in the 14th century in London, Oxford and York. The main streets would be buzzing with people who are selling and buying all kinds of goods.Įisner is not creating a time machine. MANUEL EISNER: Early in the morning, there would be large markets. We are going to travel back in time now to medieval England, thanks to professor Manuel Eisner of the University of Cambridge. (SOUNDBITE OF DUFAY COLLECTIVE'S "ESTAMPIE.
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