Fordham University's Medieval Source Book is a collection of copy-permitted texts from the public domain related to medieval and Byzantine history. This site contains the full-text translation of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to the...

This document presents the text of a charter granted to the citizens of Cambridge in 1201 by King John of England.

A complete modern full-text English translation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a history of England written between 8th and 12th centuries CE.

Learn more about Anglo Saxon studies and research from the Richard Rawlinson Center. The page provides a wide range of links to different medieval resources.

Thumbnail sketches of important figures of medieval England and Wales, including royalty, such as Richard III; religious figures, such as Thomas Becket; and writers, such as Langland and Chaucer. Most of the sketches also contain links...

This resource presents the original text of a negotiated system of taxation between the city of London and King Henry I.

This article explains how William Caxton brought the printing press to England and published printed versions of works by writers including Chaucer, Malory, Gower, Cicero, and Virgil.

Lesson, drawing on maps from the collections of the National Archives, asks students what knowledge they can gain about life in the Middle Ages from studying a map of medieval Chertsey. They then compare the medieval map with another of...

Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.

A substantial body of sources documenting the religious, economic, and political lives of powerful women in medieval Europe. Both the original Latin and the translations appear for each source.

A true lover of British Medieval history, the author has crafted a site full of timelines, key medieval episodes and people, and maps. Of special interest is the 3D reconstructions of ruined castles and abbeys. Author does not state his...

A well-illustrated and colorful site about various aspects of the Middle Ages. Find sections on the death of Thomas Becket, A Book of Hours, Medieval Patterns, and Medieval Women.

This site from the Fordham University presents the full text of a town charter granted by England's King John.

Margery Kempe's spiritual biography is often called the first autobiography in English this provides access to the material culture of Kempe's 15th century world.

This outstanding site offers an interactive timeline that spans the breadth of British history from 1066 to the late 20th century. The timeline acts as a portal to high quality videos originally produced for the BBC that cover a broad...

A dictionary of words used in Medieval England, many of which are no longer part of the modern, everyday English we speak. This collection of terms also includes words we use now. You can learn the Medieval definitions, and compare them...

A letter by Thomas Cranmer on Henry VIII's divorce, written in 1533 as a firsthand account of Henry's activity.

From the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, this is an examination of the museum's collection of English Gothic tapestries and embroideries, spanning 1400 to 1547.

A complete summary of medieval Englishwomen Margery Kempe's spiritual journey and an account of how her story came to be written, since she, herself, was illiterate. Site provides an interesting perspective on the Church in England and...

Explore the origins of the English people and monarchy on this site that contains information about the Anglo-Saxons during the Middle Ages and Medieval times.

Enjoy this castle as you view the rooms through the ages. This is an excellent example of a medieval castle in England. Younger students can create a character and print it out to send to the castle itself.

In the fifth century C.E., people from tribes called Angles, Saxons and Jutes left their homelands in northern Europe to look for a new home. They knew that the Romans had recently left the green land of Britain unguarded, so they sailed...

This site delves into the world of Anglo Norman literature from 1066 to 1350. This period of literature focuses on the "Specimens of the language."

The Internet Sacred Text Archive offers the Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry. All of the titles link to primary documents, written in their original language.