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Internet Medieval Sourcebook - Full range collection of excerpted and full text medieval sources for use in teaching and research.
Society for Creative Anachronism
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources - List resources for exploring the period's art, literature, religion, culture, and science.
Labyrinth, The - Collection of electronic resources on medieval studies. Hosted by Georgetown University.
Livery Companies@
Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB) - Features an encyclopedia, document library, teaching resources, and links.
Online Medieval and Classical Library - Collection of important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
Bonaparte, Napoléon (1769-1821)@ - Find sites for Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the Emperor of the French and King of Italy considered as one of the greatest military geniuses ever. Sites offer biography, history, genealogy, military campaigns, battles fought, books, quotes, political cartoons, and fan meetings for the general of French Revolution who established the Napoleonic Code, a civil code.
Jorvik Viking Centre - Housed in the restored medieval church of St. Saviour in the centre of York. Offers tours where visitors dig in the dirt to piece together history.
Historical Atlas of Europe AD 1 to 1600 - Online historical atlas showing the states of Europe and Mediterranean basin at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 2000. In English and French.
Medieval Feminist Index - Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
Dry Drunk: The Culture of Tobacco in 17th and 18th Century Europe - From The New York Public Library.
Knights Templar@
Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts - Seeks to resurrect and formalize European medieval martial arts.
Footwear of the Middle Ages - By L. Marc Carlson, with special emphasis on Britain and Scandinavia, as well as Germany, Ireland, and more.
WWW Medieval Resources
Renaissance Mathematics
Regia Anglorum@ - Find sites for Regia Anglorum, the reenactment society dedicated to re-create the lives of the people who lived in Britain around 950-1066. Sites feature the organisation as well as an overview and a virtual tour of its Wychrust project.
British Empire, The - Charts the history of the British Empire with articles, biographies, timelines, maps, and more.
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340-1400)@ - Discover Chaucer, the first major poet in the English language after Norman conquest who invented metre and other poetic conventions. Sites offer bio, medieval background, seminars, excerpts, glossary, and study resources for the poet and his poetic epics, The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.
St. Bede (673-735)@ - Read about Bede, Benedictine monk, author, and scholar, declared English Doctor of the Church for his contributions to Catholicism. Sites offer biography, religious and cultural settings of his life and times, and historical and theological works of the author known as the Father of English History for his famous work The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Crusades - The Catholic Church expounds on the history of the 400 year campaign.
Tocqueville, Alexis de (1805-1859)@ - Find sites for Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political thinker and historian whose political philosophy laid foundations to the present day U.S. democracy in America. Sites offer biography, pictures, as well as English translations and online editions of the political philosopher who emphasized upon equality of social conditions for better individuals and better society.
Genealogy of the Royal Family of The Netherlands - Extended genealogy of the House of Orange-Nassau, from Johann V of Nassau (1455-1516) to Juliana Guillermo (b1981).
Richard III and Yorkist History Server - Devoted to the study of Richard III in history and literature.
European Royalty during World War II - Personalities, circumstances, and genealogies of the royal houses of Europe between 1939 and 1945.
Renaissance, The Elizabethan World - Resources for the study of Elizabethan England including the life, the heraldry, and the sumptuary laws of that period.
About: Medieval History - Covers life in the middle ages and Renaissance, throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Includes information on castles, crusades, legends, arts, daily life, culture, religion, and more.
Master Huen's Boke of Gode Cookery - Compilation of Medieval recipes transcribed for the modern kitchen.
Scene, The - Zine dedicated to mod culture throughout Europe.
HACA - Historical Armed Combat Association
Medieval English Towns - English cities and towns in the Middle Ages, with emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on political and constitutional history.
Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusades - Includes sections on general background, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and more.
The Church and The Crusaders - Brief history of the Crusades, from Europe to the Levant.
William of Ockham (1280?-1347?)@
Ribe VikingeCenter - Visit the reconstruction of the Viking grounds from Denmark's oldest town. Allows opportunity for visitors to be involved in the activities, including falconry and archery.
Life in the Middle Ages - As researched by a 4th and 5th grade class.
Abelard, Peter (1079-1142)@
Medieval Academy of America - Supporting research, publication, and teaching in medieval arts, history, law, philosophy, religion, and science.
Renaissance Magazine - Articles on the history of the Renaissance and Middle Ages for Arthurian fans, medievalists, roleplayers, and re-enactors.
World History - E-texts and maps by Frank Smitha. Covers antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the twentieth century.
Kingdom of the East@
Western Civilization: Medieval, Renaissance, Reformation - For students, researchers, history buffs and those interested in history of Europe from the fall of Rome though the age of Absolutism.
Charlemagne (742-814)@
Mostly Medieval - Includes informatoin on ballads, mythical beasties, the Book of Days, God and war, heraldry, and medicine.
Tepes, Vlad (1431 - 1476)@
Medieval Sourcebook: Legal History - Collects the various online texts related to the history of law.
Magna Carta@ - Explore the sites about Magna Carta, the English charter which became the predecessor of the present day constitutional law. Sites feature manuscript, history, original text, translations, and glossary of the document which promoted the rights and freedoms of subjects and rendered the kings answerable to law.
Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture - Exhibit from the Library of Congress.
St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431)@ - Find sites for St. Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, the national heroine of France. Sites offer biography, the role in the Hundred Years' War, historical significance, picture gallery, books, contemporary documents and articles, as well as the canonization of the French Roman Catholic saint put to trial and executed for heresy.
Enlightenment, The - Outline of the development and major ideas of the European Enlightenment.
Labyrinth, The - Global information network of resources in medieval studies.
Aquinas, Thomas (1225-1274)@
Medieval Macabre - Examines the supernatural and fantastic imagery of the Middle Ages. Features illustrations of medieval devils, demons, witches, and monsters.
Kingdom of An Tir@
Malory, Sir Thomas (1405-1471)@
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport to the Middle Ages - Learn about feudalism, primogeniture, christendom, the Huns, barbarians, the Byzantine empire, the Moors, the Franks and Charlemagne, Vikings, Normans, and the bubonic plague.
History of the Crusades - Designed for college credit, but open for browsing to the general public.
The Glory of Byzantium - Online exploration of Byzantium from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Kingdom of Meridies@
Angelcynn - A living history society which aims to recreate, as authentically as possible, the richness of the birth of a nation which has passed into legend and into lore.
EAWC Chronology: Medieval Europe
Historical Maps of Europe - Directory of regional maps depicting ancient Greece through the European Theatre of World War II.
Mediaeval Sword Resource Site - Information for students and collectors of medieval European swords, including those of the Dark Ages, Viking Age and Age of Chivalry.
Marriage During the Middle Ages - Brief abstract of wedding traditions and bridal customs in Europe during the Middle Ages. Includes summaries on marriage laws, ceremonies, food, and accessories.
Medieval Scotland - Collection of original articles and links covering culture and history from the year 500 to 1603.
Richard III Society, The@
Khayyam, Omar (1048-1122)@
Middle Ages, The - Covering feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts, and town life. Produced by the Annenberg Foundation and CPB.
Medieval Sourcebook: Sex and Gender - Resource for information on gender roles, sexuality, and more.
Black Death@ - Learn about the Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Sites include history, timeline, maps, and contemporary accounts on the plague that claimed millions of lives in Europe during the 14th century.
Isidore of Seville (560-636)@
Lectures on 20th Century Europe - Lectures on Europe in the 20th century, Nietzsche to the fall of Soviet Communism. Part of The History Guide.
Runemaker, The - Offers a history and interpretation.
SCA Music and Dance - Providing archive of primary sources on the web relating to European dance between the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and modern practice of Renaissance dance.
Mr. Dowling’s Web Page on the Crusades - With information on Pope Urban II, Islam, and the Seljuks.
Kingdom of Ansteorra@
Medieval History Timeline - Reveals the middle ages from 800 to 1499 C.E. through the people, events, and places that shaped the time period. Including religious, military, and architectural achievments.
Middle Ages, Chivalry, & Knighthood - Thorough listing of links on all things related to the medieval era in Europe. Includes timelines, glossaries, and trivia.
Treaty of Westphlia: October 24, 1648 - Presented by The Avalon Project.
World of the Vikings Project - Vikings related resources links and information about the World of the Vikings Project, led by the National Museum of Denmark and the York Archaeological Trust.
Ericsson, Leif (970-1020)@
Byzantine Coins - Collection of late Roman, Byzantine and western contemporary imitative gold coins.
Kingdom of Trimaris@
Kingdom of Atlantia@
Nelson, Horatio Lord (1758-1805)@
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)@
Islamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Library of Medicine - Biographies, images, and historical accounts of medieval medicine and science designed for students and everyone interested in the history of Islamic and European culture.
Love, Marriage, Romance, & Women - Discusses rules and culture of marriage, romance, and women in Medieval, Norse, and Celtic societies.
Norman Conquest School Site - Designed to help Key Stage 3 pupils investigate the events of 1066 beginning with the Norman Conquest to the coronation of William the Conqueror.
Anselm of Canterbury (c.1033-1109)@
Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204)@
Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies - Library and research centre devoted to the study of the period from approximately 1350 to 1700. The Centre also organises a programme of lectures and seminars, and maintains an active series of publications.
Female Hero: Eleanor of Aquitaine - Emphasizing her role in the Crusades.
Wikipedia: Feudalism - Article that explores the complicated definition and history of feudalism.
Imperial House of Hapsburg - Imperial family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Renaissance Society of America - Organisation for the interdisciplinary study of the late medieval, Renaissance and early modern periods.
Richard III Foundation, Inc. - Specialising in the education and research of topics related to Richard III and the medieval period.
Wikipedia: Vikings - User-created article about the Norse warriors commonly known as the Vikings. Includes historical records, the Viking Age, myths about Vikings, and links.
Avalon Project: Magna Carta - Yale University's glossary on the Great Charter, the Magna Carta of 1215. Offers a full range of term definitions as well as an index of topics.
Wikipedia: Crimean War - Hyperlinked article devoted to the 1854-6 war fought between Russia and an alliance of the United Kingdom, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)@
Spanish Armada@
Byzantium - University of Michigan Collections and Expeditions - Online exhibit devoted to the University of Michigan's long involvement in the recovery of the material culture of Byzantium.
Abelard and Heloise@
Kingdom of Ealdormere@
Crimean War Research Society - Provides information on membership and publications as well as resources about the war.
European Royal History - Distributes and publishes articles and materials on Europe's royal families.
Institut für Europäische Geschichte
Napoleonic Literature - Offers classic works of Napoleonic literature in electronic format plus background on the Napoleonic era and links.
Wyclif, John (1320-1384)@
James Ford Bell Library - A collection of rare books, maps, and manuscripts documenting the history of European expansion, 1400-1800.
Renaissance - Journey back to a time of great discovery.
Grey Company Trebuchet Page - Offers diagrams and descriptions of leverage artillery, referred to variously as traction trebuchets, petrarias, war wolves, coulliards, and bricoles.
Adrian Empire Renaissance Re-Creation Society@
Boethius (480-524)@
Britannia: Medieval Resources Directory - Find everything you need about British medieval history, from historical events to myths and legends to biographies. Includes primary sources and texts from the Middle Ages.
Wallace, William (1272-1305)@
Catholic Encyclopedia: Canon Law - Everything you ever wanted to know about canon law, collected and systematically arranged during the Middle Ages. From the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Romans Ancient, Medieval and Modern - Making the case that between 330 and 1453 Constantinople New Rome was the Capital of the Roman Empire, not of a Byzantine Empire which never existed.
Markland, Ltd.
Secrets of the Norman Invasion - Comprehensive site regarding all aspects of the invasion.
Crusader and Ayyubid Period (1099-1250) - Including information on prominent people, costumes, and food from the period.
Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction
Villehardouin, Geoffrey de - Text of the author's "Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople."
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, The@ - Explore the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo Saxons and their settlements in Britain. Sites include online text, historical background, and translations of the historical manuscripts of which only nine are available.
Froissart, Jean (1330?-1400)@
Jean Froissart: On The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) - Extracts describing various battles from the Chronicle of Jean Froissart.
Royal Navy During the Napoleonic Era - Offers sections on how ships were classified and armed, what a seaman's life was like, and maps.
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Military Orders - Introduction to the brotherhood of knights, secular as well as religious.
Charge of the Light Brigade - Discusses the famous incident involving the 13th Light Dragoons at Balaclava.
Orders of Chivalry and Knighthood
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages - Examination of the mythical plants Medieval people believed in. Includes period illustrations.
Napoleonic Wars Collection - Articles, links, and reenactment information.
Texas Medieval Association - Officers, by-laws, email directory, conference information and links to medieval resources on the Internet.
Kempe, Margery (1373-1438) - Site includes a brief biography, as well as excerpts from "The Booke of Margery Kempe", and critical essays.
Austro-Hungarian Empire: Primary Documents - Links to documents concerning the dual monarchy.
Clan Iain Abrach~MacIain - 16th century Scottish Renaissance guild specialising in portraying everyday life.
History of Medieval Islam
MSU EMuseum: Daily Life of Peasants - Details the daily life of peasants during the Middle Ages with information on their clothing, food, celebrations, children, and marriages. From the Emuseum of the Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Byzantines in Renaissance Italy - Overview of Greek immigration to Italy in the 15th century and the contribution of the Byzantines to the Italian Renaissance.
Ruthwell Cross - A reconstruction of the original inscription on the cross from what is currently readable and from old drawings.
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603) - From More to Lanyer, complete with links, essays, sources.
Teutonic Knights@
Hundred Years War - Large multi-player game.
Invasion of England, 1066 - History of the invasion with visual scenes from the Bayeaux Tapestry.
New Chaucer Society - Providing a forum for teachers and scholars of Geoffrey Chaucer and his age.
(AU) SCA Australia
Viking Age Club - International Viking/Norse historical club.
Crusaders in Mainz - From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Holy Roman Empire, The - Originated with the coronation of Otto I in 962 and endured until Francis II renounced his imperial title in 1806. Features the role of the emperor and Reichstag, structure of the empire, and more.
Lion Rampant Medieval Display Society - Group details, events, and information on re-enactments in general.
Medieval Accounts of Salah al-Din's Recovery of Jerusalem (Al-Quds) - From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Napoleonic Medals - Personal collection of Napoleonic medals, coins, paper money, jetons and tokens.
Crusades - A Guide to Online Resources - Including the text of Urban II's speech that initiated the popular campaign, from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Byzantium - Features links to resources, texts, images, and more.
Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Devoted to publishing articles by new scholars, gathering work from across disciplines, with a special interest in articles that have an interdisciplinary scope.
Company of Saynt George - Living history group which portrays a 15th century military company, with its attendant craftsmen and their families.
Hundred Years' War 1336-1352 - Beginning with the Battle of Flanders.
Byzantine and Medieval Links Index - Medieval Studies on the Internet.
Europe at Time of First Crusade - Clickable for more detail.
Viking Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - Essays about the Viking pilgrimage to the Holy Land. From the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia.
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Thirty Years War - Discussing causes of the war, the Bohemian Revolt, the Palatinate, Denmark, the widening of the war, and its consequences.
Ferdinand, Franz, Archduke (1863-1914)@
Kingdom of Atenveldt@
House Von Draken - Studies and re-creates aspects of life during Medieval times.
Eriugena, John Scotus (c.810-c.875) - Important philosopher of the early Middle Ages.
Life Onboard HMS Victory - Provides an historical insight into life in the past and celebrates the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
St. Ives Historical Society - Not-for-profit organisation of Renaissance reenactors and educators, based out of Southern California.
Attila the Hun (c.406-453)@
Catholic Encyclopedia: Feudalism - Explores origins, results, the involvement of the church, and the decline.
Hjemkomst, The - Relates the story of the construction of the Hjemkomst, a replica ancient Viking ship, and its subsequent voyage from Lake Superior to Norway.
Roger Fenton Crimean War Photographs - Collection of materials at the Library of Congress. Includes a description of the war, profile of Fenton, and gallery of his images.
Slinging.org - News and information on the ancient projectile weapon, the sling.
Middle Ages - Examines life in medieval times, from the peasants to the soldiers and land barons.
DScriptorium - Devoted to collecting, storing, and distributing digital images of medieval manuscripts.
Renaissance Festival Books - Digitized Renaissance-era books from the British Library about grand festivals and ceremonies in Europe from 1475 to 1700, such as marriages, funerals, and coronations.
Bourgeois de Boynes - Information about the family and its alliances since 1600.
Medieval Sourcebook: Empire and Papacy - Documents related to the Investiture Controversy, Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, Pope Innocent III, Frederick II, and the medieval Papacy.
Borgia Family@
Franz Josef I (1830-1916)@
Book of Margery Kempe: Medieval Guilds - Discusses the place of guilds in city life.
Roger of Hoveden: Fall of Jerusalem, 1187 - From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Roman Byzantine Sites of Israel - Damascus Gate, Nea Church, The Cardo and more. Part of the New Jerusalem Mosaic.
Wikipedia: Runic Alphabet - Detailed compilation of the ancient alphabets that used runes to write Germanic languages.
Reconciliation Walk 1999@
Crimean Texts - Archive of materials relating to the Crimean War, including 19th century documents and accounts as well as modern original articles, essays, and commentaries.
Reconciliation Walk 1996 - Event where Christians ask forgiveness from Moslems that they meet, for the actions of the soldiers in the Crusades 900 years ago.
Arabic Account of St. Louis' Crusade - From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Medici, Catherine de (1519-1589)@
International Society of Anglo-Saxonists - Gateway to English history, archaeology, literature, language, religion, and society between the years c. 450 and 1100 AD. Also hosts conferences and the ISAS listserv.
Napoleonic War Series - From The War Times Journal.
Western Michigan University - Centre of instruction and research for the culture and history of the Middle Ages. Offers and M.A. in Medieval Studies, fosters research through the International Congress, and houses Medieval Institute Publications.
Lectures on Modern European Intellectual History - Lectures on European intellectual history, Abelard to Nietzsche, from the History Guide.
West Kingdom@
Middle Ages Trust - Explore and study the Medieval period from approximately 950 AD to 1500 AD.
SCA Renaissance Dance Cheat Sheets - Containing extensive links library of historical documentation about Renaissance dance.
History of Orders of Chivalry
Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East - World-wide organisation of students, teachers and others interested in studying and writing about the Crusades.
NOVA: The Vikings - View video clips of a Viking village, read new theories about the Norsemen, and learn about Viking vessels and the Viking diaspora.
Weid's Links to the Middle Ages: Feudalism - Directory of links.
Madaba Map@
William of Tyre: Deeds Done Beyond the Sea - Archbishop of Tyre and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He wrote towards the end of the twelfth century.
All about Catapults - Information on trebuchets and catapults, includes discussions, models, and message board.
Thirty-Years-War Lecture - From Professor Gerhard Rempel, of Western New England College.
Eugene III: Summons to A Crusade, Dec 1, 1154 - From the Medieval Source Book.
NOVA Online: Medieval Siege - Documents NOVA's successful attempt to build and shoot a giant trebuchet, the most destructive war machine that ever laid siege to a medieval castle.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Guilds
(NZ) Barony of Southron Gaard
Society of Former Landsknechte - Social and historical association that organises a variety of outings, events, and festivals in the Landsknetche tradition.
Middle Kingdom, The@
Ancient Quest - Historical education and research organisation dedicated to the exploration of Celtic and Western mystery traditions. Topics include Knights Templar, Grail legends, troubadours, Rosslyn Chapel, and more.
Battle of Crécy
Battle of Waterloo@
Historic Atlas Resource - Europe - Archive of maps devoted to the Ancient Near East, Classic Greece, the Hellenistic period, and Rome.
Geometry of War, The - Online exhbition about Renaissance mathematicians and their contributions to military devices and warfare.
Sveaborg and the Crimean War 1854-55 - Briefly describes the shelling of the fortress of the city by an Anglo-French naval force in 1855.
Sybils! - An Interactive Exploration of Women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Interdisciplinary project.
Britannia: Timeline of Medieval Britain - Contains events that occurred in Britain during the Middle Ages from 1066-1485 A.D.
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga - Chronicles the voyages made by the Vikings who discovered and explored North America.
100 Years War Timeline - Chronology of important events.
Innocent III: Summons to A Crusade, 1215
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, The@
Bryn Mawr Classical Review and The Medieval Review - Publishes reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies.
Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Offers conferences, symposia, lecture series, and certificate programmes.
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe - Collection of early scientific instruments from four European museums.
Stoa.org: The Suda On Line (SOL) - On-going project to create a searchable version of the massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Excerpts of Sources on the Thirty Years' War - Excerpts from primary sources, from Readings in European History.
International Conference on Medieval Studies - Annual event held in early May at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Saint Sebastian's Renaissance Guild - Historical/theatrical recreation of English archery circa 1500, based in California.
Medieval Women - Explore Paris c.1400 including the nunnery, court, world of work, and a scriptorium which contains music, texts, and images. Accompanies Mystic Women of the Middle Ages, a TV series.
Norman Castles in Wales - Presents the pattern of building from the perspective of a three-fold division.
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Byzantine Studies Conference - Nonprofit association for the presentation and discussion of scholarly papers embodying current research on Byzantine history and culture.
Guild of Santa Maria - Improvisational acting guild which portrays an ambassadorial entourage from the Florentine court of Medici in the mid-16th century.
Shire of Vanished Wood - Dedicated to the study and celebration of the Middle Ages the way they should have been-ie: no plague, religious persecution, or lack of flush toilets.
European Middle Ages: The Normans - Introduces the history of the Normans, including the invasion of England and their forms of influence.
Viking Normandy: Dudo of St. Quentin's Gesta Normannorum - In English and Latin.
Internet Project 1812 Year - Virtual museum celebrating Russia's role in the Napoleonic Wars.
Vikings in the New World - Brief description of Greenland Settlements, the Newfoundland Settlement, the Kennisington Rune Stone, and New World artifacts.
EarlyBlazon.com - Provides examples of early coat of arms drawn from the Albigensian Crusade (also known as the Crusade against Cathars). Includes background.
Viking Age Living History Society - New England-based Viking and Anglo-Saxon living history society, with a focus on researching and re-enacting life in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Islamic History: The Crusaders - Crusaders seen from an Islamic point of view.
St. Bernardino of Siena: Two Sermons on Wives and Widows - Sermons defining the foundations of marriage as profit, pleasure, and honesty. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Runes, Alphabet of Mystery - Extensive discussion of the ancient alphabet, including the mythology, magic, and makers of runes. Allows you to transliterate names and words into rune symbols and send runic greeting cards for free.
Charles W. Nelson - Medieval Studies - Reflects the connections between all areas of the arts and humanities during medieval and Renaissance times.
Clann, The - Medieval fight display team, living history, and production group from Scotland. Promoting, preserving, and creating awareness for Scottish culture and heritage.
i Catapults - Includes plans for how to build a catapult, history, and a quiz.
BBC History: Vikings - Information about Viking history, warfare, religion, and daily life. Includes a multimedia area and a section for kids.
Guilds and Commerce - Explores the function of guilds in medieval life.
University of Toronto - Centre for Medieval Studies
Wikipedia: Law French - Synopsis of the archaic language once used in medieval English law courts with a list of Law French terms still used for legal purposes today.
Kingdom of Galandor - One of several chapters of the Empire of Chivalry.
Sturluson, Snorri (1179-1241)@
Trenches on the Web: Austria-Hungary - Includes bios of figures central to the country's role in WWI.
Medieval Online - Detailing life in the Medieval Ages.
Modern History Sourcebook: Memoirs of the Ausgleich, 1867 - Count von Beust negotiated the Ausgleich (Compromise) of 1867, which transformed the Austrian Empire into the "Dual Monarchy" of Austria-Hungary.
Cambridge Medieval History: Feudalism - Lengthy excerpt from the 1924 Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 3, on the feudal organisation during the Middle Ages.
European Voyages of Exploration - Historical overview of maritime exploration by Portugal and Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries, when they established sea routes between the world's continents. Also examines the economic, political, and cultural patterns of that era in Europe.
Feudal System, The - Think Quest project exploring the people and the history of European feudalism.
Homosexuality in the Middle Ages - Paper with emphasis on the position of large aggregates of human beings [ie cities and monasteries] as a necessary but not sufficient pre-condition for homosexual sub-cultures.
Roman de la Rose And Thirteenth-Century Prohibitions of Homosexuality - One of the most copied and commented on of medieval vernacular texts.
Account of the Battle of Crecy, 1346 - Battle of the Hundred Years War from the Chronicles of Jean Froissart.
Trebuchet, The - At the NF/Observatory.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Pomerania - Discusses the Prussian province on the Baltic Sea.
Middle Ages: Age of Feudalism - Includes the Norman Conquest.
(AU) Richard III Society - Queensland Branch - Promoting research and activities based around the Middle Ages.
Search for Vinland, The: On the Trail of the Vikings - Norse mariners ventured onto North American shores repeatedly for three centuries in the wake of Herjulfsson's unexpected discovery.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Bulla Aurea (Golden Bull) - Law issued by Charles IV in 1356 that transformed the empire from a monarchy into an aristocratic federation in which seven Electors voted on new emperors.
Essays in Medieval Studies - Archive of articles from the Illinois Medieval Association.
Modern History Sourcebook: Decline of the Holy Roman Empire and the Rise of Prussia, The - Includes excerpts from German texts.
Nelson and His Navy - Collection of articles covering the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic Wars period, with information on general background, officers and crew, food, punishment, battle, and navigation.
Ragnar's Viking Page - Covering literature, runes, and religion. Includes links.
Who Were the Normans? - Features biography and photos.
About.com: Who's Who in Medieval History and the Renaissance - Collection of biographies and links.
St. Augustine: On Marriage and Concupiscence - Excerpts from his influential text on marriage as well as his ideas on the effect on human sexuality of the Fall. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Hundred Years War In The High Court Of Parlement - From Medieval Sourcebook.
Runic Journey - Online exploration of the ancient Norse runes, within an historical and spiritual context. Written and presented by Jennifer Smith.
30eme de ligne - Napoleonic association reenactment group.
A Brief History of Prussia - Includes maps of West Prussia from 1547, 1648, and 1789.
Marriage Customs - Examines the complicated laws of marriage during medieval times. Includes types of marriages, reasons couples were not permitted to marry, and causes for dissolution during the Middle Ages.
Medieval Synthesis and the Discovery of Man - Lecture on the meaning and significance of the historical Renaissance.
DEEDS Project - The Documents of Essex England Data Set research project was founded to create a database of information culled from medieval property exchange documents which would be of interest to social and economic historians.
The Experience of Homosexuality in the Middle Ages - Focusing on individual experiences and what can be gleaned about the subcultures or social networks homosexuals belonged to in this period.
Trebuchet Challenge - Custom build a virtual trebuchet and test its distance, accuracy, and power in a series of challenges.
Christine de Pizan (1364-c.1430)@
Great German Pilgrimage of 1064-1065
Thirty Years War 1618-1648 & 1733-1763 - Distinguishing between the religious war of the 17th Century and a series of conflicts in the 18th Century.
Great Northeastern War - Woolwich, ME - Annual SCA camping event in the East Kingdom.
Chronology of the Crusades - List of significant dates for those who start a quest for understanding the Crusades that took place from 1095-1798. From the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE).
Ordre du Saint-Esprit - Information about France in the Renaissance, including chivalric orders, food, and royalty.
Use of Power and Influence by a Medieval Woman, The - Describes women as individuals reflected in sources such as household accounts, personal wills, and letters.
Aryabhata (476-550)@
Byzantine Studies on the Net - Information and resources related to and affecting the Byzantine Empire.
Dracula's Castle: Map of Eastern Europe - Throughout the ages, this portion of Europe has been at the mercy of East, West, North and South.
Richard II of England - Offers a brief history of Richard II.
Weid's Links to the Middle Ages - Providing links for a variety of topics, from art and castles, to the Holy Grail and the Inquisition, to Vikings and weaponry.
Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Military Orders - A Guide to Online Resources - From the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
UC Los Angeles - Promotes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies of early civilizations.
About.com: Knights and Armor - Includes information on everyday life, armour, heraldy, and knightly orders.
Austro-Hungarian Empire: Cross-index - Contains maps of the former territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Also contains genealogy information.
Kingdom of Caid@
Medieval Guilds: Basic Information and Specific Guilds
University of Leeds
Center for Medieval Studies, The - Nonprofit group dedicated to keeping alive Medieval traditions, and educating schools and the public.
European Foundation for Heritage Skills - Fosters progress in cultural heritage conservation skills and their transmission.
Heroic Age, The - Journal of early Medieval Northwestern Europe.
Napoleonic Wars Series - Archives, articles, games, and books.
Warwick Trebuchet - See time-lapse footage of the Warwick trebuchet being built and learn why siege machines dominated warfare for 200 years.
History of the Crusades, A - Searchable online edition of the six-volume narrative history of medieval Christian military expeditions. From University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Victorian Web: The Crimean War - Offers extensive resources on the war including background articles, contemporary accounts, and biographies of notable people.
War to End All Wars, The - Commentary on the Crimean War including its most famous legacies and lesser-known facts.
Kingdom of the Outlands@
Cotton Ball Catapult - Plans for building a catapult from items found at home.
Medieval Studies - Oxford University - Collection of web site links from Oxford University.
Pommern / Pomerania - A Province of Prussia - Brief history of the country of Prussia and how a successful political coup led to its absorption by Germany and its eventual demise.
Museum of the Thirty Years' War - Includes sections on myths and truths, causes, battles, and the peace.
Rocco's Castle Walls - Check out the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and links to other medieval resources.
Wizards Guild - Renaissance faire enthusiast guild.
Antiquity OnLine - Comparative developments in religion, rule and philosophy from 8000 BC to the Middle Ages. An electronic text by Frank E. Smitha.
Crusades to the Holy Land - Recounts the 1095 to 1291 attempts to recover the Holy Land.
EXEMPLARIA: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Gouden Hoorn - Online version of a bi-annual journal on all aspects of Byzantium.
History of Pomerania - Discusses the history and includes a map.
Mystery of the Futhark Alphabet - Exploration of the connections between this ancient Northern European language and early Turkish.
OMNIA Foundation - Occupies itself with reenactment of Roman and Celtic history in northern Europe.
Prussia Online - Resource dedicated to Prussia's history and future.
Lex Scripta: Legal History - Middle Ages - Detailed site that contains many documents central to the study of law in medieval England. With links to other significant web sites concerning the Middle Ages.
University of York (UK)
Rice University
Medieval Settlement Research Group - Archaeologists, geographers, and historians using their disciplines co-operatively in order to advance knowledge of settlements of all kinds.
Grænlendinga saga - In Icelandic.
Infoplease.com: Crimean War - Provides a capsule summary of the conflict and links.
Constantinople - Features information and images of the art, culture, and military history of Byzantium.
Germanic names in the Low Lands until 1100 - Personal names in the Low Lands in the Dark Ages.
History of Pomerania, The - Brief history of this former Prussia province from its beginning to 1945.
Chronology: Teutonic Knights - Timeline of the events in the history of the order.
End of Europe's Middle Ages: Holy Roman Empire - Historical overview from the 14th to 16th centuries. Includes illustrations and maps.
Reform, Liberation and Romanticism in Prussia - Considers the attempts of German reformers to adapt French ideals to Prussian conditions.
Washington and Lee University - Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
Leif Eriksson Greenland-Vinland Year 1000-2000 - Celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America.
Shire of Rokkehealden - Chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a nonprofit organisation that selectively recreates the Middle Ages.
Habsburg Homepage - Discussing the culture and history of the Habsburg Monarchy and its successor states.
Historical Atlas of Europe 1648-2001 - Maps on the development of the modern European states from 1648 to 2001, with sections on regional topics.
infoplease.com: Thirty Years War - About the European war fought mainly in Germany, between 1618-1648.
Pommern-L - Mailing list for anyone interested in sharing and exchanging information on Pomeranian genealogy and history.
Guilde of Sainte Marie - Not-for-profit historical reenactment society dedicated to the portrayal of noble class life in the 16th century during the height of the Renaissance Period.
Enter the Middle Ages - Offering topical tours of the time period accompanied by a virtual medieval knight, merchant, nun, or peasant.
Cultural Frictions Conference - Medieval cultural studies in post-modern contexts.
Prussia History - Covers the rise of the Prussian state.
Prussia vs. Germany - Considers the difference between Prussia and Germany.
Roman and Secular Law in the Middle Ages by Ken Penningtion - Offers links, syllabi, essays, and articles on the history of law in the Middle Ages, including a bio-bibliographical guide of canonists from 1140-1500. Site belongs to Ken Pennington, professor of Medieval Legal History at the Catholic University of America.
Constitutional Conflict in Prussia - Considers such topics as the Prussian Union Plan, the constitutional conflict in Hesse-Kassel, and the arrival of Bismarck.
Bonaparte / Buonaparte - History and genealogy of the family. Ancestors and descendants of Napoleon and descendants of his general Bernadotte, (Royal houses of Sweden, Norway, Denmark).
Confraternity Of Malemort - Society for Medieval history revival, nonprofit association offers itself as a creator and stager of medieval spectacles and pageantry.
Consolatium Philosophorum - For the discussion of Medieval, Middle Ages and Renaissance art, literature, music, sociology, culture, architecture, and history.
Napoleon in Battle - Includes orders of battles, organisation of Grande Armee, infantry, cavalry, artillery, and more.
Princeton University
Infoplease.com: Feudalism - Includes basic characteristics, the fief, military service, and other feudal systems.
Infoplease: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy - From 1867 until its fall in 1918.
Royalty: The Next Generation - Information about the young royals of Europe, including England, Monaco, Sweden, and Greece. Features photographs and profiles.
Memorandum on the Austro-Hungarian Occupation of Serbia - Presented to the Socialist Conference at Stockholm, 1917. From the Modern History Sourcebook.
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe - Archive of narratives, medical consilia, and religious and spiritual writings.
Brief History of the Normans - Offers brief biography.
Medieval Society - Explores society life during the Middle Ages, including marriage customs and medieval weddings.
Richard I (1157-1199)@
Koster, Laurens Janszoon (c.1370-1440?) - Also Coster. Dutch printer who might have worked with movable type before Johannes Gutenberg.
Province of Tree-Girt-Sea - Selectively recreates the Middle Ages.
Crusades, The: Crescent & The Cross - The History Channel takes a look at the first three Crusades and how they have shaped Middle East relations to the current day.
Peoples of the Dark Ages - Histories of the main population groups and personalities of 5th - 7th Century Europe.
Phocas, Nicephorus II - Describes early life, rise to power, and achievements of the Byzantian emperor.
Anthony's Trebuchet Page - Images of the construction and firing of his trebuchet.
Medieval Studies at the University of California, Berkeley - Joint PhD programme. Information on application, affiliated faculty, courses, and special lecture series.
(AU) University of Sydney - Centre for Medieval Studies
Byzantium - Offers capsule biographies of many Byzantine rulers from Constantine I through John VIII Paleologus plus coins associated with them.
Conflict of Authority: Four Documents from the Investiture Controversy - Introduction and texts relating to the 11th-century conflict between the Popes and Holy Roman Emperors over the right of princes to give appoint church officials.
Prussia's Emergence as a Military Power - Traces the development of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Holy Roman Empire Essays - Collection of articles.
The Thirty Years War - Summary of the military conflicts as well as detailed narratives from the Bohemian Rebellion in 1618 through the Peace of Westfalia in 1648.
Incompetence and Glory: The Crimean War - Offers sections on the causes of the war, chronology, the war at sea, major battles, biographies, accounts, and more.
Renaissance Forum - Refereed electronic journal of early modern literary and historical studies.
Grimner's Runes - Dedicated to the ancient Scandinavian "sed," focusing on the spiritual, mystical, and shamanic side of the pre-Christian religion. Also in Swedish.
Guild of Saint Cuthberts - Guild of paraders and pageanteers in California who perform at Renaissance and Dickens Fairs.
Medieval Sourcebook: Feudalism? - Essays discussing the contradictory use of the term feudalism. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Renaissance @ Newgrove - Basic information source aimed at school-age children.
Index Antiquus - Subject-specific search engine for ancient and medieval studies. From the Centre for Electronic Texts in the Humanities at Rutgers University.
Pommern - Contains general information about the region, genealogical and historical societies, archives, maps, and more.
Sacred Congregation - Excavation of a coastal site bearing the ruins of a Late Roman basilica later rebuilt as a Byzantine monastery.
Office Supplies Trebuchet - Simple step-by-step instructions on building a trebuchet out of basic office supplies.
Thirty Years War, The - Considers such topics as causes, effects, weapons, and famous battles.
Year 1000: A Legacy of Science & Technology - Online exhibit that explores the events in Europe and influences from China, India, and the Islamic world that began an intellectual revolution.
Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632)@
History of the Thirty Years' War@
Kingdom of Artemisia@
Kingdom of Calontir@
Kingdom of Drachenwald@
Andorra - From Pre-Charlemagne to the modern era.
Crusader States
Crusader States Early 12th Century
EuroDocs - Primary historical documents from Western Europe.
First Europe Tutorial - Provides background information for the transition from the Roman to the Early Medieval periods in Western Europe.
Fourth and Later Crusades
Habsburg Source Texts Archive - Online document collection.
History Net: Nelson and the Nile - August '98 military history feature.
History of International Migration - Leiden University page on the history of emigration and immigration in European countries.
Influence of Dramatic Climate Shifts on European Civilizations: The Rise and Fall of the Vikings and the Little Ice Age - Looks at the far reaching effects of long-term climate change human activities including exploration, agriculture, health, deaths, economics, and art and literature.
Jerusalem During the Crusades
Medieval Battling Club - Sunday in the park with a broadsword. Medieval style combat for the modern age.
Second and Thrid Crusades
Siege Artillery - Dedicated to ancient siege engines, offering images, diagrams, and models.
The Soldier in Later Medieval England - Searchable database of medieval soldiers, including muster rolls and treaty rolls for the years 1369 to 1453 and garrison records from the occupation of Normandy from 1415 to 1453.

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