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Medieval Siege
- who would like to build their own trebuchet
- who would like to knock down a castle wall
- shows life in a medieval castle SLJ Fall 2004, p. 36
A Boke of Gode Cookery
- Medieval Recipe Translations
- for a true medieval feast
Castles of the World: Kids
- is a great introduction to castles and castle life
- children will enjoy the story-like layout
- links to: Castle Tours, Castle Hotels, Architecture,
Castles for Sale, Kid's Castles, and much more
Journey through the Middle Ages
- presents a simple game-like Web site
- explore the castles in three different ways:
play the castle game,
just look around, or
look for information about the times
The Middle Atlas
- for the atlas or electronic maps - check left frame
Middle Ages
- presents a brief amount of text
- provides a good introduction to:
feudal life,
religion, and
health during the Middle Ages
Secrets of Lost Empires - Medieval Siege
- is about life in medieval castles and the military
BBC History of the Vikings
- the Vikings weren't just determined raiders, but also
farmers,
traders and settlers
- discover more about Viking warfare, religion, money
and family life
Anthology of Middle English Literature ( 1350 - 1485 )
- includes online biographies
- allows one to search the text of tales
- user can also listen to audio readings of tales
- tales online text is available in both Modern English
and Middle English
The Crusades
- Boise State U
- users can learn about one particular crusade
- about European or Islamic histories during the crusades
- and the importance of pilgrimages during that time
The End of Europe's Middle Ages
- U of Calgary
- overwelmed about the Middle Ages?
- anyone can gain a firm understanding
of the main principles of the age
- the site provides a concise look at the history of
medieval Europe through
text,
images, and
maps
- other topics include:
feudalism,
monarchies,
city-states,
Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire
the church, and
the arts
The Glory of Byzantium
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- is a fantastic site chronicling Byzantine history
- explore the concise time line provided
- review the Byzantine glossary
- teacher curriculum resources are also included
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Fordam U
- is another good portal to medieval history
- librarians will find the "Selected Sources" useful
to teachers and students
- this site provides online text of the time
to important
primary documents
Medieval Technology Pages
- New York U
- when was the wheelbarrow invented?
- when did soap come into widespread use throughout
Europe?
- this explaines the history of several other innovations
of the time
Netserf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
- this site is a portal to medieval information
- organized by subject
- explore:
religion,
architecture
people, and
art
- extensive history section connects the student to sites
about:
feudalism,
heraldry,
black death, and
social and economic histories
* selected from NetConnect Summer 2001 - p. 25
