Medieval

(updated 17 March 2002)

I'm a fan of things Medieval--and, I should hasten to add, not just of Medieval European things, but also African, Asian, and American (North and South) of that era. However, I'm placing most of the historical stuff in the History section, and limiting the sites here to links that are somehow about life and culture during the Middle Ages, rather than about history.

The alchemy web site As much information, both essays and links, as anyone (well, any non-practising alchemist, anyhow) could possibly want on alchemy.
Angelcynn - Clothing and Appearance of the Pagan Anglo-Saxons Very thorough essay, with images, of Anglo-Saxon clothing. Absorbing, if you enjoy this sort of thing (which I do).
At the court of Attila A wonderful historical account of the court of Attila the Hun.
Attila the Hun and the Battle of Chalons A very entertaining article the Battle of Chalons (451 AD) and Attila the Hun.
Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page I'm a huge fan of John Julius Norwich's Byzantium trilogy, which is some of the most readable history I've ever had the pleasure to discover, but for those of you who don't own those books, these pages are an excellent substitute.
Castles on the Web A good, thorough introduction to the subject.
Celtic Net Home Page Under Construction, but still worth a brief look, if you're interested in this sort of thing; some links on Celtic history and culture.
Collection of Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes Have you ever wanted to cook a Genuine Medieval Recipe? I know I sure have! If you're like me (and I know I am) you'll want to go here to do that.
Daily life in a medieval castle A neat little essay on what it was actually like to live in a castle. Part of a larger site on castles; you might find the other pages in the site worth visiting, too.
The Devil and Religious Controversies of 16th Century France A long, scholarly essay on dealing with the Devil and Satanic possession in 16^th century France.
* Discovery and Reformation From the magisterial World Cultures site.
The Early Modern / The Italian Renaissance From the really good World Cultures site.
* EAWC: Medieval Europe From the very nice Exploring Ancient World Cultures site.
* The Ecole Initiative A "hypertext encyclopedia of early Chuch history." Primary sources, essays, images, and a timeline.
The European Middle Ages From the excellent World Cultures web site.
Genghis Khan @ nationalgeographic.com Despite the colors of the introductory page being too dark, and therefore too hard to read, this web site is still worth visiting. Although the National Geographic is reportedly a horrible place at which to work, they still produce some very interesting stuff.
HWC, Crisis in the Church Part of the History of Western Civilization site. A series of 19 essays on the Babylonian Captivity & the Great Schism.
Ian Jessiman : The Plague, England and Loughborough 1539 - 1640 A nice long essay on the plague. Yum!
Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 A thorough guide to the involvement of the Jesuits with the sciences.
Joan's Witch Directory An informative guide to the people who were accused of witchcraft and died because of it.
* The Khazaria Info Center A very thorough and lengthy "resource for Turkic and Jewish history in Russia and the Ukraine."
* Labyrinth Home Page An exemplary array of links and resources.
Living History This is the official site of the Living History of the West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village. Some useful information here.
Medieval & Renaissance Europe Primary historical documents of Medieval & Renaissance Europe.
The Medieval Review An electronic journal reviewing current work in all areas of Medieval Studies.
* Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction An excellent all-around resource for information and links on things Medieval.
Medieval Technology Pages "The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages." Neat-o!
The Middle Ages: Feudal Life A good introduction to life in the feudal system.
Old English Pages: Map of Anglo-Saxon England Mmmm, boy, do I like stuff like this. It's not interactive, but it's easy to read and has some nice symbols to explain what you're seeing.
* The Online Medieval and Classical Library If you're looking for medieval texts online, you need go no further than this site.
* Online Medieval Reference Book Oh, boy. About as thorough a list as you can find of articles, resources, and links on things Ancient & Medieval on the Web. Excellent work.
Plague in Elizabethan England Damn it, I hate when web-designers choose horrible color combinations - things like this page, with a black font against a dark-blue background, are nearly impossible to read. Still, if you can struggle through that, you'll find two medium-length essays on the plague, each with an annotated bibliography.
Renaissance Forum "An electronic forum of early-modern literary and historical studies."
The Rise of Popular Heresies A medium/long essay on what caused "heresies" like the Albigensians & the Waldensians.
SCA's combat posts My opinion of the Society for Creative Anachronism isn't high, but this is a very thorough list of information on medieval hand-to-hand combat.
Secrets of the Norman Invasion The main page of a very long and detailed look at the 1066 invasion. Hard to do much better than this, on this subject.
A Study Guide for Elizabethan-Jacobean England Links to articles and web pages on E-J England.
The Treasure Fleet The start page to a series of essays on the Spanish treasure fleets. Medium-length essays, with images, on their routes & organizations, what shipboard life was like during the 17^th century, how the ships were constructed, what they were armed with, the myths vs. the reality of the treasure fleets, and what caused their decline.
Vikings and Asatru. An index of links on the Vikings and the Asatru cult.
A Visual Tour through Late Antiquity A bunch of images of late antiquity Gaul, circa the era of Gregory of Tours.
Wyrme's Encyclopedia of Knighthood An online encyclopedia (with entries of varying length) on just about every aspect of knightly life.