Some links to help you research life in the Middle Ages / Medieval times
What was it really like to live in Middle Ages? Features easy to read information about Medieval homes, clothing, town life, religion, health, feudal life, and arts & entertainment. Includes links to related sites. Good for Grade 8 Social Studies.
History for Kids
Provides information on Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, Islam, and more. Searchable. The section on Middle Ages includes a timeline, maps, information on the environment, religion, clothing, language & literature, food, people, economy, sports & games, art, and architecture.
Medieval Homes
Includes links to religion, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, town life, & feudal life.
Life in a Medieval Castle
Provides some basic information on life in a castle during the Middle Ages. Categories include the hall, the kitchen, living accomodations, water, and the chapel. Includes some photographs.
Feudalism and Medieval Life
Provides information on the structure of feudalism and its impact on the masses of people. Includes information on manors, food & drink, table manners, house layout, a peasant’s life, and a serf’s life. Links to life in a medieval monastery.
An Introduction to the Fief and Castle
Features information and a diagram on castles in the Middle Ages. Uses hyperlinks to lead to definitions and additional information on the various topics and places.
The Church in Medieval Life
Provides information on both the institution and the buildings of the Church and its place in the Middle Ages.
The Feudal Structure of the Medieval World
Provides information on the upper classes and the peasant class during the Middle Ages. Links to information on farmers, craftspeople, entertainers, knights, soldiers, merchants, lords, ladies, and men of god.
Siege!
Provides information on the tactics of the siege on a castle or other fortification. Includes information on defense and offense tactics, siege engines, seige towers and battering rams.
War machines
Provides information and detailed illustrations on many of the war machines used during the Middle Ages.
Knights in Central Park
This tour of the arms and armor collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) includes information about armor from Europe, Japan, North America, and the Middle East. Includes clips from a 1922 film about the collection, sidebars about topics such as jousts and samurai, and interactive games and quizzes for children.
Medieval World Encyclopedia
Explore this collection of articles about British history from 1066-1500. Includes illustrations. First choose from the text titles at the bottom, then click on more specific titles.
A Medieval Timeline
Find out what happened during the Middle Ages on a certain day. Enter the month, day, and year. Links to cathedral and castle tours, art tours, gothic geometry, etc.
Middle Ages: Feudal Life
This site covers many aspects of life in the Middle Ages including feudal life, religion, town life, and more.
Social Classes in Medieval Times
These are selections from primary source documents that highlight the treatment of slaves and serfs in Medieval Europe. These documents are very revealing.
Medieval Siege
This PBS Web site allows students to understand life in a castle. Learn about the arms race in the Middle Ages and a recent attempt to build a trebuchet, a medieval weapon.
Medieval Woman
This is an excellent multimedia site about what it was like to be a woman in the 15th century. Click on a title at the top, then click on parts of the pictures to watch videos. In "Interactive," you can take a virtual tour of Paris in Medieval times or send a Medieval message. Includes an interactive timeline.
The Manor of Drengham
This site has illustrations and text that highlight what daily life was like in the Medieval Age. Follow the links at the bottom for additional topics, including law and order, and warfare.
Medieval Estate
Click on the map icons to learn more about the different aspects of life on the medieval estate.
Walk through Wharram Percy
This is a fun slide show that helps students understand what it was like to live during medieval times. Includes illustrations.
TimeRef
This is an extensive site that has information about kings, abbeys, castles, cathedrals, and more. Includes 3D images of buildings.
The Medieval Science Page
Provides a comprehensive set of links to Internet resources dealing with all aspects of science in a variety of cultures during the Middle Ages. Topics covered include: alchemy, astronomy, botany, calendars, cartography, instruments, mathematics, medicine, physics, time, weights & measures, etc.
How to Make an Authentic Medieval Coat of Arms
Provides information for the creation of an authentic coat of arms / shield. Includes information about knights, knighthood, medieval life, chivalry, heraldry and the Middle Ages.
Ravensgard Medieval Arts and Crafts
An extensive site with multi level information on the following topics: architecture, art, blacksmithing, bookbinding, calligraphy & illumination, cartography, costuming & needle arts, domestic arts, food & cooking, leatherworking, poetry & literature, songs, early music & entertainment, woodworking, and miscellaneous.
Journey through the Middle Ages
Features an interactive web site dealing with castles and everyday life during Medieval times. Designed by students. Includes links to many additional resources.
Abbeys and other Religious Sites in Wales
Provides extensive informaiton, photographs, and images on abbeys and other religious sites in Wales. Uses hyperlinks to lead to additional information. Includes a discussion of monasticism in the Middle Ages.
Outlaws and Highwaymen: A History
Provides a history, in chronological order, of robbery in English society and culture. Uses hyperlinks to lead to additional information. Some of the articles are very academic, while others are very readable. Includes ballads, songs, and letters. Links to related sites.
Torrione Castle’s Medieval Bookmarks
Provides links to medieval and Renaissance sites in several different languages. Some sites are briefly annotated, but most are quite academic, making them appropriate only for Comparative civilizations 12.
Medieval Book of Hours
Provides an explanation of “Les tres riches heures du duc de Berry”, the book of hours. Includes monthly illuminations, or illustrations.
Odin’s Castle of Dreams & Legends
Features an archive of history and historical resources. Topics include: Greek, Roman, & Egyptian myths; Medieval & Renaissance myths & history; American history of Westward expansion; History of Art & literature; History of Science and medicine. Includes resources for educators & students.
Who’s Who in Medieval History & the Renaissance
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.
Medieval History
A gateway site to Medieval history, with links including information on castles, Crusades, King Arthur, knights & armour, art & literature, daily life, military history, people, religion, science & medicine. Includes links to clip art sites for the time period.
Castles on the Web
Features links to virtual tours of castles. Other links lead to general Medieval studies, heraldry, myths & legends, and weapons.
Internet Connection for Medieval resources
Outstanding series of links to medieval archeology, architecture, art, Arthurian legends, civilizations, culture, drama, history, law, literature, music, people, philosophy, religion, science and technology, and role of women. The Research Centre includes links to archives, museums, and teaching resources.
Christmas in the Middle Ages
Features links to information about the celebration of Christmas during Medieval times. Includes information about liturgical dramas, carols, creches, and tropes or mysteries.
WebMusem, Paris
Features a famous paintings collection with an artist and a theme index. Special exhibitions are changed occasionally, with early 2000 featuring Paul Cezanne and Medieval Art. Documentation is included for the artists and their works. The time period covered is from 1600 (Baroque Art) through to the present contemporary works. Also included on this site is a virtual tour of Paris.
Women Artists in history
Presents a listing of women artists from Medieval times to contemporary 20th Century artists. Extensive information is provided for many artists, complete with images of major works. Also includes additional links for more information and images on the various featured artists.
Art History Resources on the Web
Images and information is organized primarily by time periods (e.g. Prehsitoric, Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century). Includes links to research resources, museum and galleries, prints and photography.
Theatre History on the Web
Features a compendium of links to sites on historical information categorized by area studies, cultural sites, and centers, museums, and libraries. Areas of history include Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries.
Amazing Cruise through time & history
This Virtual time machine provides a visual and interactive tour from the Big Bang through dinosaur times, Ancient Egypt, Ancient rome, Dark ages, Feudalism, Medieval, Renaissance, American Revolution, World War II, to the present and future. Created by students for students.
Costume Page - Costume History
Features a history of costume through the ages, from Ancient times through Rome, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Shakespeare, 17th & 18th Centuries, 19th Century Regency & Victorian, to the 20th Century fashion and costume. Appropriate for the 20th Century decades studies.
Dominion & domination of the gentle sex - The lives of Medieval Women
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.
Knighthood, chivalry & tournaments Resource Library
Features historical documents, articles, etc. with information on the training of knights & squires, coronations, Magna Carta, knighthood, chivalry, arms & armour, architecture, tournaments, Medieval history, etc. Includes a glossary and links to related sites. Some of the documents and articles are very scholarly and intended for senior and university level students.
Chivalry (Catholic encyclopedia)
Provides some outstanding information in lengthy text, though it is not too difficult to read. Includes hyperlinks to other related entries in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Heraldry on the Internet
Features links on coats of arms, arms & armour, medieval resources, genealogy research, heraldic symbolism, etc. Includes graphics and a clip art section.
Earthlore Explorations: Gothic Dreams - Appreciating a Cultural Legacy
Features information all about Gothic cathedrals all over Europe. Includes information on symbolism, glossaries, a historic overview of Notre Dame de Paris, and links to other Medieval sites.
Paris at the time of Philippe-Auguste
Features information on daily life in Paris 1180-1223, food, clothing, trades, and university life. Includes an interactive map of Paris, information on the King, a choronology of events, and links to related sites.
Medieval times
Provides a length interdisciplinary unit for intermediate students that integrates Art, PE, Music, Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science into a study of Medieval times. Topics covered include: ballads, tournaments, dance, chivalry, coat of arms, feudalism, Black Death, Medieval festivals, food, etc.
The Robin Hood Project
Features texts, images, bibliographies and basic information about Robin Hood. Includes links to related sites.
Internet Medieval sourcebook
Provides access to primary sources and documents for the studies of Medieval history, not limited to Europe. Features a good section on the history of law. Detailed topics in the green strip down the left-hand side are the best entry points for the extensive information designed for use by teachers. Includes links to the Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration sourcebooks.
Ravensgard Costuming & Textiles page
Features extensive information and links for Medieval and Renaissance clothing and costumes. Includes information on accessories, jewelry making, shoes & stockings, leatherworking, embroidery, and weaving. Also includes articles on costume making hints, drafting patterns, ethnic costumes of the time period, and information about the Bayeux Tapestry.
Medieval & Renaissance Wedding Page
Features information and primary source documents on food and feasts, as well as costuming, music & dance for weddings during Medieval and Renaissance times.
Medieval / Renaissance Food Homepage
Features primary sources, articles, menus, recipes, and additional links for different cultures during the Medieval and Renaissance time periods.
Castles of Britain
Features extensive information on medieval castles in Britain. Provides annotated links to extensive information on building castles, knights, medieval jobs, etc. Includes a photo gallery and special kinds of castles, including castles with ghosts.
Castles of Wales
Features links to many hisotrical essays about Welsh castles and their builders. Includes links to abbeys and other religious sites built at the same time, plus a glossary. Many of the pages are in the Welsh language.
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Updated June 2007.