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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