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  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    Medieval & Renaissance Europe - Primary Historical Documents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    The British Library - historical documents including a copy of the Magna Carta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 Agessummary 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
    Feudal
    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 Overviewthe 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 November  2007
    URL for this page is http://intranet.immanuel.sa.edu.au/Library/htm/middleages.htm

      Jenni van Wageningen jvanwageningen@immanuel.sa.edu.au