Websites to support the study of individual people in the Middle Ages Women in the Middle Ages   http://www.ozedweb.com/history/middle_ages_biographies_women.htm        Features brief biographies of women in religion, the trades, politics, war, science & medicine, and the arts during the Middle Ages. Biographies of Women in the Middle Ages     http://www.historymedren.about.com/homework/historymedren/cs/womenbios/         Provides annotated links to biographies of women in the Middle Ages.  Includes links to other Medieval topics. Who’s Who in Medieval History & the Renaissance       http://historymedren.about.com/homework/historymedren/library/who/blwwabout.htm         Features brief biographies plus links to related resources for each entry.  Index is arranged alphabetically, chronologically, geographically, and by profession, achievement or role in society. Dominion & domination of the gentle sex - The lives of Medieval Women   http://library.thinkquest.org/12834 This interactive site was created by students and provides information on the lives of medieval women.  Includes some biographies of real women living at the time and links to related medieval sites. Pope Leo III  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09157b.htm Pope Leo III http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl24.htm Brief profile and links to additional information of Pope Leo III, known as Charlemagne’s Pope. Alcuin  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01276a.htm Alcuin of York http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Alcuin.html Biography of Gutenberg http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/G/Gutenberg.html Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blJohannesGutenberg.htm Thomas Aquinas  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14663b.htm Thomas Aquinas - Life  (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/aquinas.htm#Life Geoffrey Chaucer http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/chaucer.htm Geoffrey Chaucer  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03642b.htm Roger Bacon  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111b.htm Roger Bacon http://www.crystalinks.com/bacon.html St. Joan of Arc  (Catholic encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm Life Summary of Joan of Arc http://www.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_life_summary.html Heloise http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/phil/philo/phils/heloise.html Heloise - Scholar and Philosopher http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwheloise.htm?once=true& The life and works of Hildegard von Bingen http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/hildegarde.html Hildegard of Bingen - Visionary http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/09/17.html Saladin  (Encyclopedia of the Orient) http://i-cias.com/e.o/saladin.htm Saladin  (eHistory) http://www.ehistory.com/world/PeopleView.Cfm?PID=346 Richard I  (The Lionheart) http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page63.asp Richard the Lionhearted http://txtx.essortment.com/richardkingeng_rnmk.htm Scroll down past the initial links for the information. Biography of Constantine http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/C/Constantine.html Constantine the Great  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04295c.htm Eleanor of Aquitaine http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html Eleanor of Aquitaine http://ut.essortment.com/eleanoraquitain_rehd.htm Scroll down past the links for the information. El Cid  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03769a.htm Legends - Paladins & princes - El Cid http://www.legends.dm.net/paladins/cid.html Biography of Dante http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/D/Dante.html Dante Alighieri http://www.online-literature.com/dante/ Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/26.html Alfred the Great  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01309d.htm Biography of William the Conqueror http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/W/WilliamTheConqueror.html William I The Conqueror http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/M/monarchy/biogs/william_conqueror.html Stephen and Maud  (aka Queen Matilda) http://romancereaderatheart.com/history/stephenmaud/ Matilda, the Empress Queen of England http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/NORM123.htm Henry II Curtmantle http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page62.asp Henry  (II, King of England) http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hpr68.htm Thomas Becket http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/becket_thomas.shtml Thomas of Canterbury http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/12/29.html Christine de Pisan  (Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03723a.htm Christine de Pizan http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/march99/pizan3.html Robin Hood http://www.benturner.com/robinhood/rh_bio.php Robin Hood, Bold outlaw http://www.boldoutlaw.com/ SEE ALSO Medieval times                 Medieval composers                 Medieval Islam and Ibn Battuta                 Barbarians of the Middle Ages To go back to McMath Library Homepage click here:         http://public.sd38.bc.ca/~mcmathlib This page is created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School.   Updated March 2007.