Historical Research
Period Books On-line
Thanks to the expansion of the Information Age, and the
public availablity of period texts, many are now available in
electronic form on the web. Here are links to several
examples.
St.
Augustine (354-430): Confessions (401) (a
translation) (gopher site)
Beowulf
(a translation)
Dante
Alighieri (1265-1321): Divina Commedia (in
Italian)
Geoffrey
Chaucer (ca 1342-1400): Canterbury
Tales
essays
by Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
George
Silver: Paradoxes of Defence (1599)
(includes some images)
William
Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Les
Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry
Links
The Online Resource Book
for Medieval Studies
An encyclopedia of essays on Medieval Studies
The ORB
list of Websites with Medieval Information
An exhaustive list of Museums, University Medieval
Departments, databases, journals, language resources,
images, manuscripts and more.
Odin's
Castle
Over 2,300 links to historical sites worldwide,
sorted by time period and kept very upto date.
Regia
Anglorum Articles and Links
Articles and links related to Ango-Saxon England.
Anglo-Saxon
England Webring
Anglo-Saxon historical and arceaological sites.
Koninklijke
Bibliotheek
Examples and images from hundreds of Medieval
manuscripts in the Netherlands. Stunning visual catalog, and
I'm not just saying that because I'm Dutch. Should not be
attempted with slow modem speeds unless you are a very
patient person.
The Mary
Rose
A virtual tour of the warship of King Henry the
VIII of England.
The
Castles of Wales
Information on over 170 different Welsh castles and
architectural structures.
The
Grey Company Trebuchet Page
Links and information on the history and
construction of trebuchets/catapults.
Medieval
and Renaissance WebRing
Medieval
Studies WebRing
Random web rings connecting Medieval studies sites.
Feudal
Dictionary
Definitions of terms used in feudal England.
Royal
and Noble Geneological Data on the Web
A complete geneology of the British Royal family
traced back to Rome and Byzantium. Links to most of the
Royal Web sites of Europed, other period geneological
information, etc.
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