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Internet Medieval Sourcebook
The Internet History Sourcebooks are wonderful collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use by Paul Halsall. The site and its documents are well organized and the breadth of materials is impressive. The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is organized as three main index pages, with a number of supplementary documents. There is an index of selected and excerpted texts for teaching purposes, a help page on use of the Sourcebook for research questions, a section devoted to secondary articles, texts on the history of law, copy-permitted maps and images, a guide to medieval-themed films and music, and more.

Labyrinth: Medieval Resources
This Georgetown University site features free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies. Among its offerings are bibliographies, a searchable index, links to special topics, and full-text versions of medieval works. The Labyrinth's menus and links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers.

The Decameron Web
This site is an interactive project by Brown University students designed to prompt investigation and discussion of the Decameron texts -- stories from people escaping Florence at the time of the Plague. A "true encyclopedia" of early modern life and a "summa" of late medieval culture, the Decameron explores perenially human situations and dilemmas.

The Online Medieval and Classical Library
Part of the Berkeley Digital Library, OMACL is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. You may search all of the texts in this collection or browse by Title, Author, Genre, or Language.

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
A large, unannotated collection of Internet Medieval resources, this site provides access to an impressive array of scholarly resources on Medieval times

Medieval History for use in the classroom:

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
This Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History site was created around an exhibit commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the Viking landing in the New World. Besides a cool Flash-generated introduction, the site contains extensive documentation on the contents of the exhibit, as well as: a Virtual Viking Voyage - a multimedia feature including 3D animations of ship building, runes and sagas; video interviews with leading experts in the field; and detailed histories of Viking settlements and journeys from Scandinavia to Newfoundland. Appropriate for grades 7-12.

The Medieval Arms Race
A PBS Nova site, this describes and illustrates some of the major weapons and strategies used in what became a medieval arms race. Clear, easy to follow, and appropriate for young students. Appropriate for grades 5-9.

Destroy the Castle
This Nova Science game challenges students to engineer a trebuchet that can knock down a castle wall. Fun and engaging. Appropriate for grades 5-9.

The Black Plague
Before going as a traveler on one of several journeys to start, either as a Pilgrim or as a Trader/Voyager you will need to research the plague. The plague was spread by these trading and pilgrim routes, as travelers went from town to town. Find out about the plague during modern times and during the Middle Ages. Use your journal to keep track of what you find out along the way. SCORE activity for middle schoolers

A Medieval Cartoon
Unravel the meaning of this 1233 medieval cartoon. From the National Archives Learning Curve. Key Stage 3.

BBC History: Ages of Treasure Timelines
From the Palaeolithic to the Norman Conquest, explore British archaeological sites and treasures from the past, then test yourself on the eras and events in the Ages of Treasure game.

 BBC History Games: Anglo Saxon Coins
Find out more about Anglo-Saxon money by taking a closer look at the coins and the stories behind them. When you think you know enough, test yourself by playing 'Coins' and see if you can make money talk. Appropriate for grades 5-9.

 BBC Animation: Build a Medieval Arch
Play the animation and game to find out how medieval masons built cathedral arches - without the benefits of modern technology. Activity for middle schoolers

 BBC History: Kings and Queens Through Time
In this animated timeline you put the kings and queens of England, and later the United Kingdom, in their proper place. There are four periods to explore. The Plantagenets and the Houses of Lancaster and York are featured in the first period, the Tudors and Stuarts in the second, and the House of Hanover in the third. The timeline concludes with the Windsors.

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