Historical Research
Period Books On-lineThanks 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)
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
LinksThe Online Resource Book for Medieval Studies
An encyclopedia of essays on Medieval StudiesThe ORB list of Websites with Medieval Information
An exhaustive list of Museums, University Medieval Departments, databases, journals, language resources, images, manuscripts and more.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 historical and arceaological sites.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.A virtual tour of the warship of King Henry the VIII of England.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
Random web rings connecting Medieval studies sites.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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