Curated OER
The Race to Dominate the Known World
Students describe cause/effect relationship of a European country's need for resources, exploration, colonization, and settlement of different regions of the world beginning in the 14th Century, and role play representatives of assigned...
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World History Matters
This is a vast collection of world history resources. Includes photographs and teaching resources.
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: 14th Century English
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page of Harvard University provides biographical information on Chaucer, specifically on his social class and his learning/speaking/writing French. Explanation for why the commoners and aristocrats...
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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.
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Geoffery chaucer.org: A Guide to Online Resources
A detailed online guide to numerous websites that deal with the life and the works of Geoffery Chaucer, author of "The Canterbury Tales."
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Msc: Dichotomy in the Piers Plowman Character
This essay, written by a college student, examines the political climate during which "Piers Plowman" was written. Primary and secondary support, along with a Works Cited listing.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Fourteenth Century
Students will study the upheaval and uncertainty of living during the 14th century. They will read about the Hundred Years War, the plague, and the schism within the Catholic church.
Harvard University
Harvard University: Geoffrey Chaucer Page: William Langland "Piers Plowman"
Provides the text to William Langland's "Piers Plowman".