ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance
Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
Other
An Introduction to Early Modern European History
An excellent introduction to and overview of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. This article touches on all aspects of the period.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Timeline
Kids learn about the timeline of the European Renaissance including proto, early, and high Renaissance periods. Major events.
University of Oxford (UK)
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Epact is an electronic catalogue of medieval and renaissance scientific instruments from four European museums: the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, the British Museum,...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The New Intellectual Order: Man, Nature and Society
A survey of the different philosophers of the Renaissance period. Includes a general look at Bruno, Montaigne, Descartes, Hobbes, and Locke with links to their biographies. The lecture tries to give the readers an insight into the...
Other
Le Poulet Gauche: The Sixteenth Century
Overview of the political, social, and economic forces that existed in France during the sixteenth century. Links are provided to several different examples of French culture of the time. Resource created by a group interested in...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Path to Royal Absolutism
The Library of Congress presents the "Political and cultural history of France from 1498 to 1661" France's Renaissance, eight civil wars, and the Bourbons. Also click on "The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy," for history from the...
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: History of Catholic Church 1450 to 1787
The complete text (Vol. 1) of a 1914 history of the Catholic Church and its role in European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Click the Author's link to access Vol. 2.
Curated OER
Unesco: Belgium: Plantin Moretus House Workshops Museum Complex
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house dating from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Situated in Antwerp, one of the three leading cities of early European printing along with Paris and Venice, it is...
Other
The Origin and History of the English Language
How many native English speakers are there in the world today? Learn important facts and statistics about the English-speaking world as well as a history of the language from its Germanic beginnings to the present.
Other
Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.
Other
Armstrong Atlantic State University: English Language
Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: History of the English Language
This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: History of the English Language
What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.
Other
Fl International University: History of English Language
This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.