MedievalLondon AD410 - 1558
Man being attacked and stabbed to death: a scene from Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale, carved on an elmwood chest

Victims

‘... whatever evil or malicious thing that can be found in any part of the world, you will find in that one city.’
(Richard of Devizes, 1195)

A lot of what we know about individual Londoners comes from City records that tell us only how people died. These documents reveal fascinating and often tragic tales about ordinary people’s lives.

Click on the names below to find out more.

People:

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