Union-Endicott High School Library

Global History & Geography 9 - The Middle Ages
(Varcoe/McCulloch/Merry/Schmidt)

General Links
Heraldry
Illuminated Manuscripts
Medieval Castles
Medieval Fieldtrip
Medieval Lifestyle
Medieval Music
Medieval Technology
Medieval Weapons & Armour
Related Sites

General Links

Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
The Annenberg/CPB History of the Middle Ages, with extensive illustrations. Covers feudal life, religion,
housing, clothing, health, the arts, and town life. Includes multiple-choice questions (with answers) plus related links.

Mr. Donn's Medieval/Middle Ages
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/World.html#MIDDLE
An organized set of links to provide excellent coverage of the medieval period

Ms. Weid's Links to the Middle Ages
http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/midageindex.htm
The place to find information on all aspects of the Medieval period of history. Just click on a topic.

The "Middle" Times
http://www.omnibusol.com/medieval.html#middle
Incredible site with hard to find information on disease, science and alchemy; fairs and games; social life, work and the ordinary;  food, drink and cookery; women, men, children and marriage; knights and chivalry; crusades and more...

Middle Ages, Chivalry, & Knighthood
http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm
Series of links with in depth information to many topics. Iincludes timelines, daily life, food and drink; fashion, religion and entertainment, heraldry and The Crusades

Medieval Europe
http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm

Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

The Middle Ages
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html

WWW Medieval Resources 
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/medieval/medieval.ebbs.html

Middle Ages 
http://history.cc.ukans.edu/history/subtree/medieval.html

History - The Middle Ages 
http://www.ireland-information.com/reference/midages.html


Heraldry

Heraldry - A Beginner's Guide
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Heraldry/

Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages: Heraldry
http://www.skell.org/herintro.htm

Heraldry Links
http://www.panix.com/~wlinden/heraldry.shtml

National Heraldry - Coats of Arms
http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/nationac.htm

Illuminated Manuscripts

Medieval History: Illumination
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/illumination/index.htm?terms=Medieval+Illuminated+Manuscripts

Ad Litteram Medieval Pages - Illuminated Manuscripts
http://forum.inet.fi/adlit/manus.htm

About the Medieval Book of Hours
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/hoursdb/overview.htm

Book of Hours
http://www.utah.edu/umfa/brpart2.html#top

New Advent: Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09620a.htm
Great text information on the history of illuminated manuscripts

Medieval Castles

The Castles of Wales
http://www.castlewales.com/home.html

Castles on the Web
http://www.castlesontheweb.com
      Glossary of Terms An extensive listing of Castle terms and
         their meanings.

Castles on the Web - Medieval Studies
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Medieval_Studies/
A series of in-depth links to medieval castle information and the rituals and daily life associated with them.

Medieval Fieldtrip

Medieval New York Guide
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/medny.html
A digital handbook for a medievalist tourist in New York.  This Website from Fordham University is a reminder that the world is a classroom. ... The museums have a wealth of artistic, manuscript and architectural objects. The history of medieval architecture can be seen in buildings. Medieval religious and cultural traditions linger in ethnic and religious communties. There are even examples to be found of medieval technology. Stroll here through an interactive outline of all of the above, and more. Click to visit the Upper West Side gargoyles... Did you know the architecture of the Woolworth Building, for 13 years the world's tallest, is Flemish Gothic?

Medieval Lifestyle

People of the Middle Ages
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/LifeTimes/People.html
Great descriptions of every day people.

Medieval Occupations
http://members.tripod.com/hkcarms/occ.html
A huge variety of occupations.

The Costume Page / Medieval Era Costumes
http://users.aol.com/nebula5/tcpinfo2.html#history-med

Medieval and Renaissance Food
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html

The Middle Ages: Feudal Life - What Was It Really Like
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Footwear of the Middle Ages
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM

The Peasant Life
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/hipeasant.html
Thorough description of a peasants life

Serfdom
http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medsoc/serfdom.htm
Brief entry on what it meant to be a serf

The Medieval Peasants' House
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/hihouse.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0226
Thorough description of a medieval house. Note additional hyperlinks.

The Upper Classes
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/hifeudal.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0226
Brief information about the nobility

Plague & Epidemics
http://www.theplumber.com/plague.html
History of plumbing and its relationship to plagues and epidemics

Plague and Disease in the Middle Ages
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/plagueanddisease/index.htm?terms=plagues
Black Death, Bubonic Plague and other forms of pestilence

Wharram Percy: Lost Medieval Village
http://loki.stockton.edu/~ken/wharram/begin.htm
"Deserted " peasant village with maps, floor plans and diagrams

Medieval Music

Early Music
http://www.classical.net/music/links/emusic.html

The Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music
http://www.diamm.ac.uk/

Medieval Technology

The Medieval Technology Pages including a timeline
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/~tekpages/Timeline.html

Medieval Weapons & Armour

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Arms & Armor- Introduction
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=4
      View 50 highlights
      http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/view50.asp?dep=4
       You many also view details of each by clicking on "View 1 at a time".

Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library
http://www.chronique.com/

Related Sites

The Society for Creative Anachronism
http://www.sca.org/

Journey through the Middle Ages
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4051/infolist.htm
Discover more about life in the Middle Ages including feudalism and society; castle life and structure; castle defense; education; and jobs and trades.

Labyrinth WWW Home Page
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html
Good collection of links on medieval topics
 
 

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Created February 1999 by Cheryl T. Naslund, Library-Media Specialists, at Union Endicott High School Library Media Center.  Last updated February 26 2002 by S.Carey and L.Meagher.  Your comments and suggestions are encouraged.