Links on this page
General sites
Primary sources
Architecture
Black death
Church
Crusades
People
Plague
Everyday life
Feudal system
Knights
Wars and battles
Related sites
Modern
History
Other sites
Virtual Library
Middle Ages
Many sites are multi-layered,
so you will need to explore carefully.
You may find some information too
specialized and complex - if so, move on to another link!
For information about particular
people, check general biographical sites.
General sites and primary sources
Medieval
world -
including monarchs, literature,
warfare, farming and more
Medieval
& Renaissance Europe - Primary Historical Documents
- links to
many documents of the Middle Ages eg religious texts, political agreements,
and social commentary from the Crusades to the Holy Roman Empire
NetSERF - Medieval History - headings such as feudalism, heraldry and warfare
Angelcynn
- Links to other sites - a number of links to Anglo-Saxon history
Labyrinth
Home Page - extensive information including original
sources
The
British Library - historical documents including a copy
of the Magna Carta
Internet
Medieval Sourcebook - all things medieval with
information on life in the Middle Ages, politics, legislation, warfare,
religion, and geography
The
European Middle Ages -
development of feudalism and the role
of the church
Medieval
England - list of sites on medieval England.
The
Glory of Byzantium -
a virtual tour of the art and history of the city
Medieval
Technology Pages - Agricultural tools, silk, windmills and more
End
of Europe's Middle Ages - summary of the economic, political,
religious and intellectual environment of the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. Sections include: Economy, Feudal Institutions, New Monarchies,
Holy Roman Empire, Italy's City-States, Eastern Europe,The Church, Literature, Visual Arts, and Music.
The Middle
Ages - history with a timeline - food, economy and more
Middle Ages
Middle
Ages
Medieval World
Timeline
Middle Ages
Feudal system
Feudal life
The Electronic Passport to
Feudalism
Feudal System
F eudal
Medieval Life - Feudalism
The Feudal System-
The Middle Ages Feudal Life
Everyday life and times
Middle
Ages - sections on feudalism, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts and
entertainment, and town life
The Middle Ages
- what was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?
A Boke of Gode
Cookery - collection of historically accurate medieval recipes
Castle Learning Center
- design and history of the ancient fortresses of England, Scotland and Wales
with castle architecture and an inside look at everyday lives
A Compendium of
Common Knowledge - everyday life in Elizabethan England with topics such
as paying the servants, naming the baby, snack foods
Elizabethan Costuming Page -
from Elizabethan makeup to 16th century cauls, hairnets, and snoods this site
provides an overview of fashion
Middle
Ages
-
life
in the Middle Ages
Middle
Ages links - life in the Middle Ages, clothing, castles, religion and history
Virtual
Renaissance - visitors can stop at a medieval village of shops and homes,
meet a number of interesting characters and the site with Ye Olde Virtual
Transporter
Medieval and Renaissance
Wedding Information Page - information on wedding traditions, ceremonies,
feasts
Medieval women - an interactive
exploration
Exhibits
collection - Middle Ages
- looks at
life in the Middle Ages
Medieval
Technology Pages
Life
in the Middle Ages
The Church
Britannia:
Cathedrals of England & Wales - information about monasticism & monks
The
Medieval Inquisition
The
11th to the 13th Centuries: Innocent III and the Great Schism - reign of Innocent III and the great schism between Eastern and Western
Christians as a result of the Fourth Crusade
Architecture
Yahoo!
Medieval architecture - links to medieval architecture sites such as abbeys and monasteries,
castles, churches, and cities and towns
Cathedrals
- Gothic Dreams
-
a study of Gothic cathedral features with a comparison
of the cathedrals of Notre Dame and Canterbury
Castles
on the Web
Castles
: by the light of a thousand candles
The Castles of Wales - Welsh castles and Welsh medieval
history
Castles of Britain
- including what did it take to build a castle, and life in a castle, medieval
jobs, medieval women, and entertainment
Knights and Chivalry
Knighthood,
Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library
Knighthood,
Chivalry & Tournament Glossary of Term
Castles and Knights
Wars and Battles
The Battle of
Hastings - extensive, well-organized site with a visually
dramatic and in-depth look at Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
and their roles in the history of England.
The
Hundred Years' War - the events and personalities involved
in the war between England and France
Invasion
of England, 1066 - text, maps
and images about the Norman invasion
Swords'n'stuff -
an on-line
catalogue
Crusades
Crusades
-
primary and secondary sources, maps of
information
First
Crusade, an Overview - the role of Pope Urban II, Peter
the Hermit, army departures, sieges and battles and the pillage of Jerusalem.
People
Dante
Alighieri on the Web - information about the life, times and work of
Dante
Medieval
Women - women writers and saints as well as art, domestic life, religion,
warfare and health
Medieval English urban history
- histories of a number of medieval towns -
Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Colchester, Maldon and King's Lynn
The Camelot Project
- Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies and basic information
The Robin Hood
Project
Female Hero of the
Month - Women in World History Curriculum - female heroes from the time of the Crusades. Brief information about Shagrat al-Durr, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the women
left behind, Melisende and Anna Comnena
Black
Death or the Bubonic Plague
Ian
Jessiman : The Plague, England and Loughborough 1539-1640
- general
study of the plague in England 1539-1640
Insects,
Disease and History -the impact
insects have had on world history
Plague
and Public Health in Renaissance Europe
- stories, medical reports,
governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images about the
arrival, impact and response to the plague
The Plague - two plant remedies for the plague
The
Black Death : Bubonic Plague - in the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly
Bubonic Plague occurred in China, and spread
The Black Death
- origins, forms of the plague, effects on the economy, avoidance,
John Graunt's
"Bills of Mortality" -
statistics
of the Plague
Pictures
of the plague
The Black Plague 1348-1350
The
Plague in Elizabethan England - plagues devastated Elizabethan England,
especially the bubonic plague in London during the 1500s
The Black Death -
links to material of relevance to the entire subject
The Black Death -
worldwide devastation of populations caused by the
Plague
England during the
Plague of 1348-1350 - the facts, statistics and more mundane aspects of
the epidemics
©2001 Immanuel
College Library Resource Centre
Last revised 12th
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