THE MIDDLE AGES, CHIVALRY, & KNIGHTHOOD


Updated September 2010

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 Castles / Medieval Women / Religion & The Church 

 The Black Death (Plague) 

 Witchcraft Trials / Punishment & Torture / Nostradamus  

  Jesters / Food, Fashion, & Entertainment 

 Music & Theatre / Art & Architecture  

  Manuscripts & Books / Various Topics & General/Comprehensive Sites

MEDIEVAL TERMS & GLOSSARIES
ORB: Medieval Terms
Medieval Terminology and Glossary 
NetSERF's Hypertext Medieval Glossary
  Glossaries and Medieval Word Lists 
GLOSSARY: Medieval English urban history 
Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry
  Arms & Armour Glossary of Terms
Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament Glossary of Terms
  GLOSSARY: Gothic Field Guide to Architectural Terms 
Historical-Fencing Terminology
GLOSSARY: Castle Terms 
Castle Terminology
Medieval Glossaries
Manorial Glossary
Medieval Ecclesiastical Terminology
Medieval Cooking Glossary
Chivalric and Heraldic Terminology
Castle and Siege Terminology
Feudal Terminology


TIMELINES
Timeline of Medieval Europe
This Date in Medieval History
Military History Timelines- Medieval History Net Links
   TIMELINE: Anglo Saxon England 688 AD-801 AD 
  World Timelines - Europe - AD 400-800 Early medieval - AD 800-1250 Medieval - AD 1250-1500 Late medieval
  TimeRef - Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines for kids and adults
  Europe at the Periphery: 500-1600
EAWC Chronology: Medieval Europe 
For more timelines, please visit my Maps, Flags, Timelines webpage.


MAPS AND IMAGES
Medieval Sourcebook: Maps 
  UT Library Online - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - Historical Maps
Historical maps of Europe from 001 AD to 1000 AD
  A Medieval Atlas 
  Late Medieval Maps - Index of Late Medieval Maps 
  PERIODICAL HISTORICAL ATLAS OF EUROPE 
  MAP: Germans and the Eastern Roman Empire, around the year 500 
  MAP: Europe, West Asia and Arabia, A.D. 600 
  MAP: Anglo-Saxon England 
  MAP: West-Central Europe 
  MAP: Medieval Japan and Korea - For info on Medieval Asia and Africa, please check my Non-Western Cultures page. 
  A GUIDE TO THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY IMAGES
ORB -- Icons with Medieval Themes
Cartoons: A Lighter View of the Middle Ages
Antique and Medieval Atlas 
Medieval Clip Art


DAILY LIFE & FEUDALISM
General Daily Life Sites
Tales of the Middle Ages
  Medieval Society
  Life in a Medieval Castle (more on castles & manor houses on my Castles page)
Camelot Village: Life in the Middle Ages 
  Medieval Daily Life Net Links
Journey Through the Middle Ages
  Medieval Life and Times
Aspects of Medieval Life
Tales of the Middle Ages - Daily Life
The Middle Ages: Feudal Life 
Life in the Middle Ages
Medieval English urban history  
   History House: Stories: A Day in the Life of a Peasant
  The Middle Ages -- Town Life 
Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages
  THE MIDDLE AGES: A MEDIEVAL FIEFDOM 
  Medieval Life
Life in the Middle Ages
Life in the Middle Ages
  Daily Life--Peasants 

Feudalism - Economy - Commerce - Farming
   Feudal Terminology - Manorial Glossary
The Feudal Society of the Middle Ages
The Lord of the Manor
Peasant Life in the Middle Ages 
THE MEDIEVAL MANOR
Diagram(image) of a Manor, c. 1200
The Peasantry of the Feudal Age
  The Rise of Feudalism, ca. 850-100 AD
Feudal Titles
  Feudalism and the Feudal Relationship 
  Medieval Sourcebook: "Feudal" Capitularies - 9th Cent.
The Manor and the Village Community 
  The Rise of Commerce and Towns 
  The Rise of Capitalism and Decline of the Guilds
  Farming in the Middle Ages - Farming in the Middle Ages - Farms and Farming During the Middle Ages - Farming - Farming in Medieval Times: Working on the Land in the Middle Ages
   The Peasants: Advances in Agricultural Technology, 800-1000
  MIDDLE AGES: THE FARMER'S LIFE
Trade and Commerce in the Middle Ages
  Guilds - Artisans - Merchants
Medieval Economics Net Links
Medieval Jobs
  Europe, the Church, and Economic Growth, to 1300 C.E.
  Perspectives in Numismatics - Medieval European Coinage
  Chronology of Monetary History 500 - 1099 - 1100 - 1299 - 1300 - 1499 
For info on Feudalism in Asia and Africa, check out my Non-Western Cultures page. 

Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
TIMELINE: Anglo Saxon England 688 AD-801 AD 
   Civilization.ca - Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga 
Tons of info can be found on my Western Civilization page.

  Food and Drink
  Cooking Glossary
A Boke of Gode Cookery - Medieval Cookery
  Medieval Food
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Inns and Taverns
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Food and Drink
Food and Famine Net Links
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages 
  Richard III Society -15th Century Life: Food 
  Medieval Food 
  Food, Drink and Cookery in Medieval Society
For much more, check out my page on FOOD.

Medieval Fashion
Clothing of the Middle Ages - Medieval Clothing - History for Kids! - The Middle Ages -- More About Clothing - Medieval Clothing - The Costume Gallery's Medieval Research - Middle Ages Clothing - 1100–1200 in fashion
  Footwear of the Middle Ages - Leatherworking in the Middle Ages
  Medieval Hairstyles - 12th-century hairstyles
  13th Century Perfumery
For much more, check out my page on FASHION. 

Religion  
  Religion in the Middle Ages 
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Clergy 
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Christmas - A Medieval Christmas - Medieval Christmas Traditions 
For much more, check out the section below on RELIGION.

Crime and Punishment
  Curious Punishments of Bygone Days  
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
For more, check out the sections below on LAW and PUNISHMENT. 

Children and Family During the Middle Ages
  Children and the Family in the Middle Ages
  Narratives of a Nurturing Culture: Parents and Neighbors in Medieval England 
  Medieval Children - Daily Life for Children in the Middle Ages
  The Lives of Women and Children During the Middle Ages
  Children of the Middle Ages
  The Black Death and the Medieval Family - Suite101.com 
   Marriage in Medieval Times  
For more info on marriage and Medieval Women, check out the section below on WOMEN.

Medieval Philosophy and Education
  Medieval Philosophy at Erratic Impact's Philosophy Research Base 
   Medieval Philosophy - Medieval Philosophy - Medieval Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - Medieval Philosophy
  Medieval Latin 
   Medieval Education - Medieval Education - Medieval Education - Medieval Education - The Medieval Child - The Learning Years - Schooling
  The Education of Medieval Women
  Modes of Reading in the Middle Ages
  The Rise of the Universities| Lectures in Medieval History
The Rise of the University 

Medieval Entertainment
   The Middle Ages -- Arts & Entertainment
   Entertainment in the Middle Ages
Medieval Games and Pastimes Net Links
Burgundian Dance in the Late Middle Ages
Tavern Life 
For info on jousting and tournaments, check out the section below on the KNIGHTHOOD. 
For info on Jesters, check out their own section below be clicking on JESTERS.
For info on Art, Music, and Theater of the Middle Ages, check out the sections below on MUSIC AND THEATRE and THE ARTS.


Various Daily Life Topics
  Chronology and dating - | The Medieval Calendar | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - The Medieval Calendar (Getty Museum) - Medieval Calendar Calculator 
Tales of the Middle Ages - Cats
   The Middle Ages -- Homes
  The Middle Ages -- Health
  Hygiene and Medicine in Medieval Times - Middle Ages Hygiene
History House: Stories: Medieval lepers
  Half-timber houses in Europe - Poplar Cottage Construction Wattle and Daub Thatch - Historic Buildings Timber Framed Domestic and Agricultural - Weald and Downland Open Air Museum of Historic Houses and Buildings Chichester - Natural Building Resources: Techniques

THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES 
   The So-called Dark Ages 
  The Carolingian Empire
Charlemagne's Biography - The Historical Charlemagne - Medieval Sourcebook: Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne (Complete) 
  Medieval Sourcebook: Asnapium: : An Inventory of One of Charlemagne's Estates
  The Fall of the Carolingian Empire| Lectures in Medieval History
  The Invasions of the Tenth Century
 

THE CRUSADES
Did you know? During the Medieval Crusades, transporting bodies off the battlefield for burial was a major problem, this was solved by carrying a huge cauldron into the Holy wars, boiling down the bodies, and taking only the bones with them.
Crusades - Timeline - Crusades Timeline - Crusade Chronology
ORB --Crusades 
Crusade FAQs
  Crusades and Crusaders
  Knox, First Crusade
  Crusades content listing (links to all 7 crusades)
  The First Crusade and the Creation of Outremer
  Second Crusade and the Crusader States in the 12th Century
  Jerusalem Lost
  Crusading at its Height
  The Last Years and After
  The Crusades
Crusades 
  Medieval Church.org.uk: The Crusades 
Crusades on Encyclopedia.com 
  The Crusader Period 
  More on the Crusades 
  Crusades - A Guide to Online Resources 
  Medieval Crusades 
  The Crusades (click on Classroom) 
  Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusades 
  The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem, 1099
  Richard The Lionheart Massacres The Saracens, 1191
  Battling the Saracens, 1250
  The Crusades Through Arab Eyes 
  A CHRISTIAN/MOSLEM DEBATE OF THE 12TH CENTURY
  The Crusades and the Contributions of Islam  
  Age of Faith - The Crusades
Crusades Net Links
   The First Crusade, 1095-1100 AD 
CYPRUS UNDER RICHARD IAND THE TEMPLARS
The Political Crusade
The Crusader's Song
Crusader Food
  Battles & Wars-Medieval History Net Links
  The Glory of Byzantium - Much more on my Ancient Rome page. 

HERALDRY
    Symbolism of Heraldry
  A GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN HERALDRY by JAMES PARKER 
Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry - Heraldic Dictionary - Heraldic Glossaries - Illustated Atlas of Heraldic Terms 
  Heraldry by Countries
CHIVALRIC ORDERS 
  Heraldica - Common Questions about Heraldry - Origins of Heraldry 
The American College of Heraldry
Russian Heraldry Page by M.N.Razumkin
  Heraldry Links
Heraldic Design
Coats of Arms on Web Sites
College of Arms
Cariadoc's Miscellany: Concerning Heraldic Devices and Arms
  Coats of Arms (Family Crests) & Surname Histories
  Surname Histories - Surname Origin & Last Name Meanings

CHIVALRY
  The Code of Chivalry and Courtly Love
  Chivalric and Heraldic Terminology
  Chivalry - Labyrinth: Chivalry 
   Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library
Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament Glossary of Terms 
Chivalry & Nobility Links Page
CHIVALRIC ORDERS 
  The Art of Manliness | Men's Interests and Lifestyle (For today's, chivalrous man) 

KNIGHTHOOD
Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library 
  Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament Glossary of Terms 
Training of a Squire, John Harding 
  The Steps of Knighthood 
  Knights and Their Armor
KCT Library: Knighthood 
On Knighthood 
Introducing... Knight Life
Knight Life Table of Contents - Medieval History
A History And Mythos Of The Knights Templar 
  Knights in Central Park | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Jousts and Tournaments - The Jousting Tournament in Medieval Times - Jousting - Medieval Jousting - Medieval-Period.com - The Knight and Medieval Jousting: Tournaments and Lancing in the Middle Ages
  Tournaments
 


MEDIEVAL WARFARE & WEAPONRY
(Info on the Crusades in its own section above) 
  Military History Timelines - Medieval History Net Links
  Medieval Battles, Wars and Conflicts - Various Wars in the Middle Ages
  Medieval Arms & Armour Glossary of Terms
  Medieval War and Military History Resources
  Medieval Times
  Medieval Warfare
  Castle and Siege Terminology 
  De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
   The Arador Armour Library - The online resource for armour
  Labyrinth: Armour
Cariadoc's Miscellany: Shield and Weapon Weights
      Crossbow FAQ - The Medieval English Longbow - The Decline of the Longbow - Archery articles 
  Medieval Weapons of Foot Soldiers - Weapons
   The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Collection: Arms and Armor
TherionArms.com
Sir Clisto's Tome: Armourers and Weaponsmiths 
Legends - Swashbucklers and Fops
Historical - Fencing Terminology
  Weapons and Supplies 
   History Of The Trebuchet - The History of the Catapult - Medieval Catapults 
  Legacy of the horse in history - Click on the section about the Middle Ages.
  The History of the Spread of Islam through War

WARS OTHER THAN THE CRUSADES (own section above)
  Medieval Battles, Wars and Conflicts - Various Wars in the Middle Ages
  The Invasions of the Tenth Century
Invasion of England, 1066 - more on William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings on my Medieval Britain page.
    The Hundred Years' War (1336-1352) - Hundred Years' War - The Hundred Years' War - eHistory at OSU | Hundred Years War - Maps of the 100 Years' War - NetSERF: Research Center: Maps: Hundred Years War
  WarsOfTheRoses.com - Wars of the Roses - More on my Medieval Britain page.
 

SOME MEDIEVAL BIGWIGS!
Who's Who in Medieval History 
  BBC - History: Historic Figures
   The National Monarchies, 1400-1500 - Medieval Rulers
  Middle Ages People - People of the Middle Ages - Famous Medieval People
  Famous Medieval Women - Middle Ages Women
  King Arthur: History & Legend & William the Conqueror - much more on my Medieval Britain page.
  The Venerable Bede 
    Female Hero: Eleanor of Aquitaine
  Maid of Heaven - Joan of Arc
  For more info on specific people, check out the other sites on this page of visit my Table of Contents page.


MEDIEVAL
(SALIC) LAW
Medieval Sourcebook: The Salic Law
Medieval government
  Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval Legal History
  Medieval Sourcebook: Gelasius I on Spiritual and Temporal Power
  Tyburn Tree - Tyburn Tree: Background and Documents
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Medieval & Renaissance Law & Justice 
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days 
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages


MEDIEVAL
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & INVENTION
TIMELINE: Medieval Technology Pages
Medieval Technology Pages - Subject Index
   Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
The Peasants: Advances in Agricultural Technology, 800-1000
The alchemy website & virtual library
Middle Ages - Health
  Medieval Medicine
Medieval Sciences
  The Medieval Miracles of Healing -- Medical Science. 
History of Blood-letting
The Four Humours
  Medicine in the Middle Ages: Healing the Sick in Medieval Times
  Disease in the 14th Century
  BBC on Islamic Hospitals
   Measures for Measures - Medieval Measurements
  Who Invented Arabic Numerals?
  Medieval Science -Technology - Mathematics - Medicine in the Middle Ages
  Technology in the Medieval Age
  ORB: Medieval Science and Technology Index


CASTLES
Castles on the Web
  Castle & Siege Terminology
  Map of Windsor Castle
  MUCH more on castles/palaces on my Castles, Plague, Witchtrials page. 


MEDIEVAL WOMEN
Middle Ages Women
  Medieval Women Interactive
  Women in the Middle Ages
  Women of the Middle Ages
  Medieval Sourcebook: Sex and Gender
  Dominion & Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women
  Labyrinth: Women
  Marriage in Medieval Times - Medieval and Renaissance Marriage - Medieval and Renaissance Wedding Page - THE GREAT MARRIAGE HUNT: FINDING A WIFE IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
  The Education of Medieval Women
  Women and Medicine in the Middle Ages & Renaissance - Medieval Medicine: Women
  Famous Medieval Women
  "SALE" OF DAUGHTER AS CONCUBINE
  WIFE SUES TO GET HER HUSBAND BACK
For more, check out the Daily Life section above.
 

MEDIEVAL RELIGIO
N & THE CHURCH
Ecclesiastical Terminology
  Medieval Church.org.uk: An Internet Resource for Studying the Church of the Middle Ages
  Hall of Church History
  Religion in the Middle Ages - The Middle Ages: Religion
  ORB: Ecclesiology - A Short Course on the Medieval Church
  Hall of Church History—The Medieval Churchmen
  Medieval Sourcebook: High Medieval Church Life
  Medieval Sourcebook: A CHRISTIAN/MOSLEM DEBATE OF THE 12TH CENTURY - See the section above on the Crusades for more info.
  The 11th - 13th Century: Pope Innocent III and the Great Schism
  Great Schism: 1378-1415 - The Great Schism (1378-1415)
Church in the 14th and 15th Century
  The Church in Moral Crisis: Prelude to the Reformation
  The REFORMATION of the 15th and 16th CENTURIES - 95 Theses of Martin Luther
  Was the Medieval Church Corrupt?
  Monasticism - Western Monasticism - Medieval Abbeys and Monasteries in England - Monasteries - Great Buildings - Architecture Online - Suppression of English Monasteries Under Henry VIII
  Monk - Medieval Monks - Monks and Nuns of the Middle Ages
  The Cistercians, the Trappists and the Lay Associates - The Order of Saint Benedict
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Clergy
  Medieval cathedrals in England A-Z Guide - The Virtual Medieval Abbey - Monastery Life in the Middle Ages - Abbeys
  Medieval Cathedrals - Medieval Cathedrals - History for Kids! - Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England - Medieval Cathedrals of Europe - Cathedrals - Medieval Cathedrals - Gothic Medieval Cathedrals - Cathedrals : The Middle Ages - Cathedrals of France - What are some famous cathedrals?
  Book of Hours - Hypertext Book of Hours, Home Page
  History of Scriptoria - Medieval Manuscripts & Illuminations - Glossary of Terms - WebMuseum: Illuminated manuscripts - DScriptorium - WebMuseum: Medieval Glossary - Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
  Dante Alighieri's Hell
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Angels - Tales of the Middle Ages - Miracles - Saints & Angels - The Cult of the Saints and Their Relics - Medieval Sourcebook: Saints' Lives - The Bones of Saints
  On-line Calendar of Saints Days, Months
  Essays in Medieval Studies: Popular Piety: Prayer, Devotion, and Cult
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Religious Art - For more, visit my Art & Galleries page.
  Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe - Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs - For more on Heresy & Witchcraft during the Middle Ages, click HERE.
  Canterbury Cathedral - Canterbury in Kent: A unique virtual walk around this ancient city - Canterbury Tour - Into the Cathedral precincts - The Canterbury Tour Map
  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pilgrimages - Pilgrims Passing To and Fro - Ladysmaid- Pilgrimage Badges - Virtual Pilgrimage - start in France - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - The Canterbury Tales: A READER-FRIENDLY EDITION
  John Wyclif (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - JOHN WYCLIFFE And THE LOLLARDS
  EAWC Anthology: Medieval Proofs for the Existence of God
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Christmas - A Medieval Christmas - Medieval Christmas Traditions
  95 Theses of Martin Luther - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Council of Trent - The Catholic Reformation - For more, visit my Renaissance page. 


JEWS IN MIDDLE AGES
Antisemitism in Europe (Middle Ages)
  Anti-Semitism in the Crusades: Jewish Persecution during the Middle Ages
  Jews in the Middle Ages
  Beyond the Pale: The Middle Ages
  Beyond the Pale: Expulsions and the Black Death
  Beyond the Pale: Anti-Jewish Myths
  Medieval Spain: Muslims, Jews, and Christians - Medieval History of Spain - History of the Jews in Spain - The Expulsion from Spain, 1492 CE 


THE INQUISITION
Timeline of the Inquisition - Timeline of the Spanish Inquisition - Timeline of the Inquisition
  The Galileo Project | Christianity | The Inquisition
  The Roman Inquisition - Who's who in the Inquisition - Procedure of the Roman Inquisition
  Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs
  Spanish Inquisition - The Inquisition - The Inquisition
  Inquisition Collection at Notre Dame
  Howstuffworks "How the Spanish Inquisition Worked"
  Inquisition, the torture methods of the inquisition - Medieval Torture - HowStuffWorks "Torture and Punishment During the Spanish Inquisition" - 55 Hours to Live- It's A Slow Death
  Joan of Arc - Maid of Heaven 

THE BLACK DEATH
For many links to info on the Plague, visit my Castles, Plague, Witch Trials page.

WITCHCRAFT IN THE MIDDLE AGES
 
FOR INFO, VISIT MY Castles, Plague, Witchcraft, Royalty & From Colonies to Revolution PAGES.

TORTURE & PUNISHMENT DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
*** CAUTION, Descriptive sites - may be too intense for younger children
Tyburn Tree - Tyburn Tree: Background and Documents - Tyburn Executions 1695 - 1783 - Tyburn overview - Being hanged at Tyburn
  Curious Punishments of Bygone Days 
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages 
  Punishment, Torture, and Ordeal 
  55 Hours to Live- It's A Slow Death
  Tortures of the Spanish Inquisition - HowStuffWorks "Torture and Punishment During the Spanish Inquisition" - Inquisition, the torture methods of the inquisition
  Medieval Torture
  The history of beheading and decapitation
Sir Clisto's Tome - Devices of Torture and other Old Time Punishments
  History of Pillory and Stocks
Stocks and Pillories 
Medieval Sourcebook: Ordeal Formulas 
  Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs
  A Place of Execution - Tower of London - Icons of England - Confirmed executions at the Tower of London
  Elizabethan Executions
For more on the history of public executions, etc., check out Capital Punishment U - Tarlton Law Library - LPOP - Complete Newgate Calendar - Old Bailey Online - The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 - Capital punishment in the 18th & 19th centuries


THAT FAMOUS SEER OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Nostradamus: Links 
  Nostradamus 
  Nostradamus Resources 
  Nostradamus FAQs


JESTERS
The History of the Fool - Fooling Around the World: The History of the Jester - Brief History of the Jester - The History of the Court Jester
  The Jester's Mask - The Jester's Mask - Jester Articles
  The Jester's Mask - Real and Legendary Jesters - The Jester's Mask - Historical Jesters: Europe
 

FOOD, DRINK, FASHION, & FUN
Food and Drink
   A Boke of Gode Cookery - Medieval Cookery
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages
Tales of the Middle Ages - Food and Drink
Tales of the Middle Ages - Inns and Taverns 
Food and Famine Net Links
  A History of the Table Fork
Crusader Food 
  medieval recipies 
  Cariadoc's Miscellany: Recipe Alphabetical Index 
  Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage 
  A Chaucerian Cookery
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Gardens
  Byzantine Recipes
For much more, check out my History of Food page. 

Fashion 
  Some Clothing of the Middle Ages
Clothing & Fabrics - Medieval History Net Links 
  Leatherworking in the Middle Ages
Footwear of the Middle Ages 
  The Middle Ages -- Clothing
   Tales of the Middle Ages - Hygiene and Cosmetics
  Medieval Clothing 
Stefan's Florilegium: Clothing
  12th Century Hair Styles - Medieval Hairstyles 
  The Costume Gallery's Medieval Research 
For much more, check out the section above on Daily Life & visit my History of Fashion page.

Fun
Entertainment in the Middle Ages 
Medieval Games and Pastimes Net Links
For more, check out my page on the History of Fun, Entertainment, and Sport.


Also, more, check out the section on DAILY LIFE above.


MUSIC - THEATRE - DANCE
Medieval Drama Links provides info on its history as well as how to design sets and make costumes for medieval dramas!!!
  Virtual Medieval Theater
Classical Net - Interesting Links - Early Music
  Medieval music
  Medieval and Renaissance Music - Early Music Resources
    Who Were The Troubadours? - Troubadours and Trouvère - The Troubadours and Trouvères - Musical Forms - Troubadours and Trouvères - Troubadours & Instruments 
Stefan's Florilegium: Performance arts
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Singers/Minstrels/Dancers/Instruments
  Medieval and Renaissance Dance

More sites on Medieval Music & Drama can be found on my Music by Period & Drama pages.


MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE
ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Early Medieval Art - Gothic Art
For MUCH more, visit the section on Medieval Art on my
ART PERIODS page.
 

THE ART OF THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
History of Scriptoria 
  Medieval Manuscripts & Illuminations - Glossary of Terms
    WebMuseum: Illuminated manuscripts 
  DScriptorium: digital images of Medieval manuscripts 
  WebMuseum: Medieval Glossary
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Calligraphy 


THE PRINTING PRESS AND MEDIEVAL BOOKS
Johann Gutenberg:Inventor of the Printing Press.
  G U T E N B E R G - D I G I T A L 
Medieval and Renaissance Book Production - Printed Books
    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 
Medieval Latin

For more on Medieval Literature and the history of printing and books, check out my page on Literature and Drama.


MEDIEVAL
VARIOUS TOPICS & SITES
Five Contributions of the Middle Ages 
  The 12th Century Renaissance
  Medieval Naming Guides: Names of Places, Things, and Animals - Medieval Names Archive - A Short Treatise on Anglo-Norman Personal Names
  ORB: Misconceptions about the Middle Ages
  Misconceptions about Medieval Medicine - ORB: Medical Misconceptions
  End of Europe's Middle Ages - Home Page 
  Magic in the Middle Ages: A Preliminary Discussion
  Magic, Science, and Religion from Plato to Voltaire 
  Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval History in the Movies
  Europe on the Eve of Discovery   
  The Discovery of the New World and the End of the Old 
  Love Poetry and Social Change
  Islam and the Prophet Muhammad| Lectures in Medieval History - The History of the Spread of Islam through War - More info on the Islamic Middle Ages can be found on my Non-Western page.
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Gardens 
  Wichamstow Village - a Virtual Tour of a Medieval Village
  Measures for Measures - medieval measurements
  Medieval Macabre - imagery from the Middle Ages
Chains - Slavery in the Middle Ages 
Bath Past 
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Centaurs/Faeries/Gargoyles and Unicorns 
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Heros of Legend - King Arthur/Merlin/Robin Hood - for much more, check out my Medieval Britain page.
  Sir Clisto's Tome - Time & Timekeeping 
  Medieval History in the Movies 


MIDDLE AGES FOR KID
S - FUN AND GAMES
Pirates! - for Kids from nationalgeographic.com - For more, check out the Pirate section on my Western Civilization page. 
Castles on the Web: Castles for Kids - More on castles can be found on my Castles, Plague, Witch Trials page.
  Knights in Central Park | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ghosts in the Castle - For Kids - from nationalgeographic.com
Sir Clisto's Tome - Fun Kids Sites for the Period 
  The World at 1000....AD! - World History
  Medieval Castle Life - Medieval History - Medieval Castle Life Two - Medieval History - Castles quiz
  In the Feudal Court of Sir Hugo - Medieval History
  Sitten in a Yeldehalle: Medieval Guilds - Medieval History
  Medieval History Trivia, Quizzes, Quiz Questions, Fun Facts, Information
  Norman Conquest - Interactive wordsearch - William the Conqueror sliding puzzle - Who should be King?
  Crusades - Fling the Teacher - Interactive game
  Witches and Witchcraft - Walk the Plank game
  High Middle Ages - Walk the Plank game
  Viking Trivia, Quizzes, Quiz Questions, Fun Facts, Information
  Dragonslayers [The Great Dinosaur Mystery] - great dragon print out to color!


 
GENERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE SITES
NM's Creative Impulse..Medieval 
  Avalon Project - Medieval Documents : 400 - 1399
  EyeWitness To The Middle Ages and Renaissance
  Middle Ages: the World from the 6th to 15th Centuries
  Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
  Lectures on Ancient and Early Medieval History
  Medieval Europe - All Empires
  Medieval History Lectures: Dr. Lynn H. Nelson
  Events & Eras of the Middle Ages
  ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - ORB: Reference Shelf
  The Labyrinth
  TimeRef - Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines for kids and adults
  The European Middle Ages
  Medieval History Lectures: Dr. Lynn H. Nelson
  BBC - History: Middle Ages - BBC - History: British History in-depth
  Medieval Society
  Medieval Life and Times
  All Things Medieval
  Medieval Times & Castles
  Medieval Europe - All Empires
  Europe in 1300: a survey
ORB--Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies 
Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
  The Online Medieval and Classical Library (DL SunSITE) 
  EAWC: Medieval Europe
  Medieval Reference Tools 
  Frequently Asked Medieval History Questions 
  Medieval Sourcebook: England 
     EAWC Essay Index: Medieval Europe 
  HWC, Medieval Secondary Readings 
  The Tome and The Tome Table of Contents
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: Medieval & Renaissance Europe 
  Medieval History - Definitive Collection of Net Links 
HWC, Medieval Europe 
  Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages
Frequently Asked Questions About Medieval History 
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources 
The Labyrinth 
Introduction to Online Medieval Resources 
Essays in Medieval Studies: Home Page
   Enter the Middle Ages 
  Medieval and Renaissance Culture Links 
  Medieval Life - The Magazine of the Middle Ages 
  The Middle Ages -- Related Resources 
  Humanities-Interactive The Medieval World Exhibitions 
  Medieval and World History Lectures 
  Medieval History - Life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 
  Angelcynn - Anglo-Saxon Living History 400-900 AD - much more on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on my Western Civilization page.
  Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction 
   Welcome to the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
  Stefan's Florilegium Archive   
  ORB: Resources for Teaching
ORB: Reference Shelf
ORB: Medieval Studies for the Nonspecialist
ORB: Links to External Sites
  midageindex.htm
Medieval, Renaissance, Reformation: Western Civilization 
  Medieval History - Home Page
Bryde's Medieval and Goodies Website
The European Middle Ages
The European Middle Ages: Contents
A FEW GEMS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES, RENAISSANCE, & THE REFORMATION
Medieval Sourcebook: Selected Sources: Index
WWW Medieval Resources
  Odin's Castle of Dreams & Legends
  Connections to Other Medieval Web Sites
   Cariadoc's Miscellany 
  Index of Medieval and Renaissance Ring 
Medieval Times
  Medieval History at Rhodes
  Boleyn's Mediaeval & Art Links
  LBMS - The Middle Ages
  Welcome to Gavvin's Keep!!
  Links to Other Medieval Sites (Spanish and General)
  Medieval England and History of the United Kingdom in Medieval Times - Much more on my Medieval Britain page.
  The Legend of the Holy Grail
Middle Ages Internet Links 
  Medieval Resources 
Journey Through the Middle Ages
  End of Europe's Middle Ages - Home Page 
  Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. - Research & Resource Links
 


FOR MORE INFO ON THE MIDDLE AGES RELATING TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES, DROP BY MY Great Britain & the UK, France, Russia, AND Non-Western Cultures PAGES!

FOR MORE INFO, CHECK OUT:
Renaissance
The Enlightenment
Castles, Plague, Witch Trials
 

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