Middle Ages

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General - Everyday life - The Church - Architecture - Knights - Crusades - Wars and battles - People - The Plague

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.

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General sites and primary sources

Medieval Period - designed for secondary schools with many links including general resources, religion, literature, art, music, law, government, feudalism, warfare, daily life
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Medieval & Renaissance Europe - Primary Historical Documents - links to many documents of the Middle Ages eg religious texts, political agreements, and social commentary from the Crusades to the Holy Roman Empire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 - links  listed under headings such as Anglo-Saxons, Byzantium, documents, economic history, feudalism, heraldry and warfare
Angelcynn - Links to other sites - a number of links to Anglo-Saxon history
Labyrinth Home Page - extensive and authoritative information including original sources
The British Library - collections of historical documents including a copy of the Magna Carta
Internet Medieval Sourcebook - a definitive source for all things medieval with information on life in the Middle Ages, politics, legislation, warfare, religion, and geography
The European Middle Ages - various areas of Europe and ideas about the development of feudalism and the role of the church
ORB - Index - comprehensive list of links to primary sources and related web sites about all aspects of the Middle Ages
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, Ottoman Empire, The Church, Literature, Visual Arts, and Music. 
The Medieval Experience - village life, castles, knights and crusades, Robin Hood, plus much more. 
The Middle Ages - history with a timeline - food, economy and more 

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? Find out at this site.
A Boke of Gode Cookery - collection of historically accurate medieval recipes written in both Middle English and contemporary English with modifications for the modern kitchen
The Rise of Feudalism - detailed information about the rise of feudalism
Castle Learning Center - design and history of the ancient fortresses of England, Scotland and Wales with castle architecture and an inside look at the everyday lives of the inhabitants
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 English history
Sir Clisto Seversword's Tome of Adventure & Knowledge - comprehensive information and links about life and society of the time and to such topics as falconry, alchemy, calligraphy, cartography
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 Times : an Exploration through the Middle Ages - what it was like to live and work in eleventh to fourteenth century England

The Church

Britannia: Cathedrals of England & Wales - brief information about monasticism in Britain and descriptions of each of the monastic orders
The Medieval Inquisition - an introduction
ORB-Religious Orders - background information on monastic and other religious orders
The 11th to the 13th Centuries: Innocent III and the Great Schism - details of the 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 - a large range of topics devoted to 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 

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 - A well illustrated page with text information, maps and images about the Norman invasion.
Swords'n'stuff - an on-line catalogue

Crusades - links to primary and secondary sources and maps of information about the Crusades.
First Crusade, an Overview - it includes the role of Pope Urban II, Peter the Hermit, army departures, sieges and battles and the pillage of Jerusalem.
Crusades - an online guide
Knights Templar of England and Wales - includes the history, aims of the Order, worldwide contacts.

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 - Scroll down the page to the section on female heroes from the time of the Crusades. Brief information is provided about Shagrat (or Shajarat) al-Durr, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the women left behind, Melisende and Anna Comnena 

Bubonic Plague - the Church's involvement in the Bubonic Plague 
Ian Jessiman : The Plague, England and Loughborough 1539-1640 - A general study of the plague in England 1539-1640 with a specific reference to Loughborough 
Insects, Disease and History - this site is devoted to understanding the impact insects have had on world history 
Plague - scientific information about the Plague with diagrams and links to other sites
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 1347-1350 - the culprit, transmission, path, efforts to stop the spread and more 
The Black Death - origins, forms of the plague, effects on the economy, avoidance, official reaction 
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, the most devastating was the bubonic plague which struck London over a dozen times during the 1500s 
The Black Death - links to material of relevance to the entire subject 
The Great Famine and The Black Death - the 14th century was an era of catastrophes. This site explores two of the more or less natural ones 
The Black Death - examines the worldwide devastation of populations caused by the Bubonic Plague 
England during the Plague of 1348 - 1350 - the facts, statistics and more mundane aspects of the epidemics 

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