Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Dante Alighieri
History of the life and work of intellect, Dante Alighieri, a famous poet who wrote in Italian vernacular and made poetry accessible to more than just the elite classes during the late Medieval period. Includes links to resources for...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Early Middle Ages
History for Kids presents information on the early Middle Ages in a kid friendly format with animated images and easy to read language. Begins with the Roman Empire moving on to teach us about the culture of monastaries, knights and...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Printing Press
The History Guide looks at the effect of the printing press on the economic improvements and spread of knowledge made possible by the printing press.
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Nuremburg Online: Mediaeval Dungeons
This site on the Mediaeval Dungeons of Nuremberg provides information on its history, the system of justice, the prison and torture chamber, and the procedures for execution.
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Holy Cross University: Book of Margery Kempe
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...
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives Learning Curve: A Medieval Cartoon
This resource asks students to examine a cartoon from 1233 that reveals English anti-Semitism during during the Middle Ages.
A&E Television
A&e History Channel Uk: Death Rituals and Superstitions
Describes beliefs and superstitions people in England had about death from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Earliest World History in English
This article considers what we can learn from the Old English Orosius about the Anglo-Saxons and their relationship to the wider world.
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University of St. Thomas: Virtual Medieval Church: The Making of Middle English
Details the changes as a result of a fifth-century invasion in Britain, causing the English and Norman French languages to combine to create what is known as Middle English. Part of William Caxton's prologue to the Eneydos is presented...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: 600 Bce 600 Ce Second Wave Civilizations
We have 2 resources from here but should be cross-checked against embedded videos.
University of California
Ucla: Manas: History and Politics of the Mughal Empire
This article surveys the Mughal Empire of India (1526-1857) and traces its origins, names its rulers, and provides historical illustrations and a map.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Justinian the Institutes 535 Ad
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides great information on Justinian's Institutes. Click here for a table of contents from our books of the Institutes, a significant portion of Justinian's code of...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: John of Damascus: Three Sermons.. On the Virgin
Primary source documents on the Eastern views of Mary. This site includes links to other sources of information on this period in Church history.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Richard Conquers Cyprus
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for by the Fordham University gives an account of Richard I's conquest of Cyprus, in the year 1191.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Cathedral and the Riot of 1210
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, details the turbulent times in Chartres history.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Charter Granted to Bruges
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, contains the text of a town charter granted to the people of Bruges by Philip, Count of Flanders in 1190.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Anglo Saxon Chronicle on Alfred the Great
This section of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle covers the years 878 through 886 and describes a series of conflicts Alfred the Great had with Viking invaders.
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The Medieval Combat Society Historical Timeline
Here you can read a detailed timeline of key events during the period of Edward III. Covers the entire 14th Century.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Literature and the Middle Time
This is an essay from the University of Evansville discussing the evolution of the Middle Ages and the formation of various languages that would yield literature.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Middle Ages
Tom Richey presents an introduction to the Middle Ages, examining such developments as the role of the church and the growth of towns in 1300. Learning materials include maps, documents, graphic organizers, and PowerPoint presentations.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Black Death
The story of how the Black Plague killed hundreds of millions during the Middle Ages, of how it spread, of attempts to cure it, of life during the Plague, the breakdown of society, religious interpretations, ethnic conflict, and a...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory of Nyssa: Life of Macrina
The complete text of Gregory's book on his sister, Macrina. The book was written during the 4th century.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Hildegard Von Bingen (1098 1179 Ce)
This site from the Fordham University provides a detailed biography of this remarkable woman includes information about her writing, her health (she apparently suffered from migranes), her music, and her religious beliefs. A bibliography...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University of letters written between Christian monarchs during the Third Crusade.
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