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Cassidy Clan: Irish Poetry & the Cassidy Contribution
Discussion and explanation of the importance of poetry in Ireland and the importance of Irish literature. Discusses the Irish masterpiece "Banshenchas" and provides a link to the actual text.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: About Old English
Information stems from a course on Old English. Description includes what Old English actually is and how it differs from Modern English.
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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.
Sam Houston State University
Shsu: Town Charters
This resource gives some brief background information on town charters and excerpts from charters issued by kings in England.
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The Blackpool Tower Dungeon: Torture in the Middle Ages [Pdf]
A few activities for learning about medieval torture instruments. Includes fact cards that could be used for student research.
Georgetown University
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
This site from Georgetown University offers a searchable collection of resources about a wide variety of topics relating to the Medieval Period.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler in the Middle Ages
Activity-based resource on Ibn Battuta, world traveler of the Middle Ages. Includes questions for writing and discussion, research/presentation activity for students and links to additional lessons for teachers.
Other
Sightseen Ltd.: Medieval Life and Times
Investigate all aspects of life during the Middle Ages from topics such as clothing, music and kings.
Other
Lords and Ladies: Life in the Middle Ages
Explore what life was like during the medieval times. Among topics discover trends in clothing, food, and torture techniques of the age.
Other
Lords and Ladies: Guilds in the Middle Ages
Take a look at the establishment and function of medieval guilds in the twelfth century.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Geoffrey Chaucer
Have your students ever read any of Geoffrey Chaucer's work? Check out this comprehensive site featuring links to several sites focused on his life and "The Canterbury Tales."
Columbia University
Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Health
Discussion and explanation of health during the Middle Ages with special focus on treatment, patients, surgery, myths and superstitions.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Homes
Discusses the homes of the Middle Ages. Why they were built, how they were built, and the design in their building. Also included are kitchens and the homes of the wealthy.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Arts & Entertainment
Description of the entertainment that occurred during the Middle Ages. Types of instruments and involvement in religious life discussed.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Feudal Life
Description of the feudal life during the Middle Ages with special attention given to England. The Magna Carta and its results are discussed as well as the life of peasants.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Plague Begins
Describes the society of the Middle ages and the effect of the Plague on these societies of the Renaissance.
Read Works
Read Works: The Middle Ages Introduction to the Middle Ages
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text introducing the Middle Ages. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Middle Ages
Description and links to descriptions of the various peoples during the Middle Ages. Covers everything from religion to feudal life.
Washington State University
Washington State University: The Lais of Marie De France Study Guide (12Th Century)
A study guide that focuses on the works of Marie de France while providing valuable resources to related sites.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Middle Ages
This lesson focuses on the importance of record keeping, in journal or diary form, by people in the past. Young scholars learn much about their lives from these documents and they study the Middle Ages as they create journal entries in...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages: Fresco
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a description of fresco painting, how it was done and examples of it in Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages.