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| General Middle AgesGeorgetown University presents The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies. | ||
| http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/ | ||
( http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/ ) | ||
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| NetSERF is "The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources." | ||
| http://www.netserf.org/ | ||
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| Fordham University presents the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html ) | ||
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| See this overview of the periods of the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://open-site.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/The_Middle_Ages_-_5th_to_15th_Centuri... | ||
( http://open-site.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/The_Middle_Ages_-_5th_to_15th_Centuri... ) | ||
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| Read these descriptions for each period of the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/worldhistory/middle-ages00.htm | ||
( http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/worldhistory/middle-ages00.htm ) | ||
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| Read Steven Kreis's "The Medieval World View." | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture24b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture24b.html ) | ||
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| Discover what everyday life was like in the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html | ||
( http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about medieval warfare. | ||
| http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/gabrmetz/gabr0017.htm | ||
( http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/gabrmetz/gabr0017.htm ) | ||
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| See this introduction to feudalism in the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism ) | ||
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| Read this lecture about "Feudalism and the Feudal Relationship." | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture21b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture21b.html ) | ||
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| Late Middle AgesFind out about how the Church handled heresies and heretics. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture27b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture27b.html ) | ||
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| Explore the key events of the Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance. | ||
| http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm | ||
( http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about the tumultuous fourteenth century. | ||
| http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/UHS/WebSite/courses/WC/Historiography/late_middle_ages.htm | ||
( http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/UHS/WebSite/courses/WC/Historiography/late_middle_ages.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about the breakdown of Medieval civilization. | ||
| http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/02.html | ||
( http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/02.html ) | ||
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| See these discussions about "Magic and Witchcraft in the Middle Ages." | ||
| http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/magwitch/orbmagic.htm | ||
( http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/magwitch/orbmagic.htm ) | ||
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| Medieval Philosophers and Famous WomenRead this introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas ) | ||
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| Find out more about the philosophy of Aquinas at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. | ||
| http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquinas/ | ||
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquinas/ ) | ||
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| Who was Joan of Arc? See this summary of her history and legend. | ||
| http://joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_biography.html | ||
( http://joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_biography.html ) | ||
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| Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine? Find out how and why she was famous. | ||
| http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html | ||
( http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html ) | ||
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| Explore these sites on Julian of Norwich, a late medieval visionary. | ||
| http://www.umilta.net/ | ||
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| Black Death and PlagueRead Steven Kreis's lecture entitled "The Black Death." | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture29b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture29b.html ) | ||
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| Visit this site on the Black Death in the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/ | ||
( http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/ ) | ||
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| Find out about the Black Death of 1348. | ||
| http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm | ||
( http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm ) | ||
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| View this chart about the spread of the Black Death through trade routes. | ||
| http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/bluedot/blackdeath.html | ||
( http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/bluedot/blackdeath.html ) | ||
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| Explore the causes and effects of the Black Death in the common flea. | ||
| http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeath.html | ||
( http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeath.html ) | ||
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| Read about the Black Death or bubonic plague and its effect on the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html | ||
( http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html ) | ||
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| Find out about the Black Death's effect on the 15th century in this lecture. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture30b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture30b.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about the 1348 plagues in Italy. | ||
| http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html | ||
( http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html ) | ||
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| Medieval Pilgrims and PilgrimagesFirst, find out about "Pilgrims and Pilgrimages" in the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/medieval/chaucer/pilgrim.htm | ||
( http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/medieval/chaucer/pilgrim.htm ) | ||
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| Read more about the role of pilgrimages in the Middle Ages. | ||
| http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORpilgrimage.htm | ||
( http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORpilgrimage.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about Saint Thomas Becket at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket ) | ||
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| Read about the "Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170." | ||
| http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/becket.htm | ||
( http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/becket.htm ) | ||
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| Take a visual tour of the Canterbury Cathedral. | ||
| http://www.clicksandclicks.com/cant-cathedral-tour.htm | ||
( http://www.clicksandclicks.com/cant-cathedral-tour.htm ) | ||
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| Take a visual tour of the Canterbury Cathedral. | ||
| http://www.gotik-romanik.de/Canterbury Thumbnails/Thumbnails.html | ||
( http://www.gotik-romanik.de/Canterbury Thumbnails/Thumbnails.html ) | ||
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| Medieval Drama: The Morality Play Read about medieval drama. | ||
| http://www.theatrehistory.com/medieval/medieval001.html | ||
( http://www.theatrehistory.com/medieval/medieval001.html ) | ||
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| Explore these Middle English plays. | ||
| http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/playtexts.htm | ||
( http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/playtexts.htm ) | ||
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| Read this short introduction to Everyman. | ||
| http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/intro.htm | ||
( http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/intro.htm ) | ||
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| See this student guide to Everyman. | ||
| http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/everyman/everymansg.html | ||
( http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/everyman/everymansg.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about the background and themes to Everyman. | ||
| http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/Everyman.html | ||
( http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/Everyman.html ) | ||
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| Explore these articles on medieval theatre. | ||
| http://www.theatrehistory.com/medieval/ | ||
( http://www.theatrehistory.com/medieval/ ) | ||
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| Browse the Medieval Theatre Database. | ||
| http://www.theatredatabase.com/medieval/ | ||
( http://www.theatredatabase.com/medieval/ ) | ||
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| Visit this site explaining the place of medieval drama in the history of theatre. | ||
| http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/word/drama.htm | ||
( http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/word/drama.htm ) | ||
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| Late Medieval LiteratureConsider the history of satire and Chaucer's critical role as the first English satirist. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire ) | ||
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| Peruse this biography of Chaucer from the Catholic Encyclopedia. | ||
| http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03642b.htm | ||
( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03642b.htm ) | ||
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| Learn about Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, and Middle English at the Chaucer Home Page. | ||
| http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ | ||
( http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ ) | ||
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| Peruse these resources for studying "The Wife of Bath's Tale." | ||
| http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/wifebath.htm | ||
( http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/wifebath.htm ) | ||
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| Meet Boccaccio, an important influence on Chaucer, at the Decameron Web. | ||
| http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/dweb.shtml | ||
( http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/dweb.shtml ) | ||
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| Late Gothic Style Architecture & ArtWikipedia presents an overview of the life and works of Giotto. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone ) | ||
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| Peruse this biography of Giotto, which includes visual examples of his work. | ||
| http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/giotto/biograph.html | ||
( http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/giotto/biograph.html ) | ||
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| Read about Gothic architecture at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture ) | ||
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| See this history of Gothic art and architecture. | ||
| http://history-world.org/gothic_art_and_architecture.htm | ||
( http://history-world.org/gothic_art_and_architecture.htm ) | ||
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| Read this detailed version of Gothic architecture at New Advent Encyclopedia. | ||
| http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06665b.htm | ||
( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06665b.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about the Late English Gothic style of architecture. | ||
| http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/literature/lategothic.html | ||
( http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/literature/lategothic.html ) | ||
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| Read about medieval architecture in England and its churches. | ||
| http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Medieval_art_and_architecture.htm | ||
( http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Medieval_art_and_architecture.htm ) | ||
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| View these Romanesque and Gothic cathedral plans. | ||
| http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/%7Ehart205/Cathedrals/Plan/plan.html | ||
( http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/%7Ehart205/Cathedrals/Plan/plan.html ) | ||
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| Tour the international Gothic style (painting). | ||
| http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/index.html | ||
( http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/index.html ) | ||
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| Art History Resources on the Web presents medieval and early Renaissance art and architecture resources. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHgothic.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHgothic.html ) | ||
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| Art History Resources on the Web presents medieval and early Renaissance art and architecture resources. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceitaly.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceitaly.html ) | ||
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| Learn about the late medieval artists. | ||
| http://www.netserf.org/Art/Artists/ | ||
( http://www.netserf.org/Art/Artists/ ) | ||
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| Visit the Florentine School at the Louvre to preview the coming of the Renaissance. | ||
| http://www.wga.hu/tours/italpain/index09.html | ||
( http://www.wga.hu/tours/italpain/index09.html ) | ||
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| Learn about the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. | ||
| http://humanities.uchicago.edu/images/heures/heures.html | ||
( http://humanities.uchicago.edu/images/heures/heures.html ) | ||
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