Curated OER
Plaid to the Bone
Students study Lady Anges Randolph and other heroic woman using multimedia. They create class presentations with their findings. They write a diary about living in a medieval castle after researching what life was like in them.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages
Forget the romantic view of the Middle Ages. What was it really like? Lesson plan focuses on exploring the lives of the peasants, craftsmen, and monks. Hyperlinks lead to great illustrations.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Knights in Central Park
Are you aware of the artistry involved in creating armor and weaponry? The Metropolitan takes a comprehensive look at the arms and armor of warriors, soldiers, and knights from four different time periods in four different parts of the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Creating French Culture
Online exhibit from the Library of Congress in conjuction with the Bibliotheque nationale de France presents a compilation of historic treasures which tell the story of French culture and history from Charlemagne to Charles de Gaulle.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fief Ceremonies, 12th Century
This Fordham University site describes the ceremonies in which fiefs were granted to vassals in Europe during the Middle Ages.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Arthur: The Once and Future King
Explore the popularity of the story of King Arthur and the way that the people, places and things associated with King Arthur have become symbolic to people around the world. While part of this lesson calls for viewing a video on King...
Other
K 3 Learning pages.com: Web Resources: Middle Ages
Discover the Middle Ages through this comprehensive site. Offers lesson plans, art, projects, facts, research reports and more.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Medieval Society: Those Who Fight
A detailed article from Boise State University that describes the customs and practices of knights during the Middle Ages.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Knights in Central Park
The Metropolitan is home to thousands of objects from centuries of history. Here they offer a short, descriptive site on arms and armor from the Middle Ages in countries around the world.
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
Read Works
Read Works: The Middle Ages the Knighthood
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the process of becoming a knight during the Middle Ages. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Arms and Armor
Illustrated essay addresses some common misconceptions and answers some frequently asked questions about knights and the armor that they wore.
Other
Heraldica: Women Knights in the Middle Ages
An essay about the different orders of knighthood that accepted women into their societies.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the Normans Changed the History of Europe
Who were the Norman warriors, and how did they leave their mark so far and wide? Mark Robinson shares a brief history of the Normans.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Love and Chivalry in the Middle Ages
This article explores the ideal of chivalry through several works of the Middle Ages.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.
Other
Sherwood Times: Lancelot and Guinevere
An adapted version of a work by Chretien of Troyes that deals with the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere.
Other
California Polytechnic State University: Backgrounds to Romance: Courtly Love
Background information on courtly love as reflected in "romance" literature of the Middle Ages.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Becoming a Medieval Knight
Kids learn about becoming a Medieval Knight during the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Start as a page, then a squire, then the dubbing ceremony on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: History of the Medieval Knight
History Questions: History of Knights Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: A Knight's Armor and Weapons
Study a knight's armor and weapons from the Middle Ages and Medieval times including chain mail, metal plate armor, lances, and siege weapons on this website.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Armor and Weapons of the Medieval Knight
A history quiz about knights armor and weapons.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Knight's Coat of Arms
On this site explore the knight's Coat of Arms from the Middle Ages and Medieval times including heraldry, the field, ordinaries, and the charge.