Medieval Topics
(more to come)

 

The Black Death
From the Discovery Channel
 The Black Death:  An Interactive Journey to the 14th Century -
(You may have to download Flash for this site)
Health and Disease in the Middle Ages:  brief info and pictures on this epidemic from an 8th grader in Taiwan.
From PBS
 Secrets of the Dead: Mystery of the Black Death

 

Weaponry of the Middle Ages

From Nova
Secrets of Lost Empires:  Medieval Siege
Armour Construction
Mediæval Sword Virtual Museum
Medieval Hand Weapons and Armour
A Tribute to Medieval Times:  Weapons
Crossbows
Make Your Own Chain Mail - only if you have lots of free time!
Bow and Arrow Making

 
Joan of Arc 
From the Catholic Encyclopedia:
St. Joan of Arc		 Joan of Arc: brief info and pictures on this epidemic from an 8th grader in Taiwan.
From the Thompson Gale Database:
Joan of Arc		 Joan of Arc Museum in Rouen, France

 
Knights
Defining the Knight
(this page will have ads &  pop-ups - don't let them distract you - do not download anything!)
Castle Learning Center: Medieval Knights
How a Boy Becomes a Knight
Medieval Castle: Knights

 
Monks
Middle Ages People: Monks
Tonsure
Medieval Monks (created by an elementary student)
Monks and Nuns of the Middle Ages (created by an elementary student)
 

 
The Holy Grail
An Introduction to Current Theories About the Holy Grail
From the Catholic Encyclopedia: The Holy Grail
A Grail Timeline
The Quest For the Holy Grail

 
Richard the Lionheart
Richard is Made King
COEUR de Lion (Richard I) (by students)
Richard the Lionheart
The Absent King

 
Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas
From the History Channel
St. Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas on Philosophy and Religion

 
William the Conqueror
Laws of William the Conqueror
From the Catholic Encyclopedia:
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
Windsor Castle
Norman Conquest

 
Robin Hood
The Robin Hood Pages
The Robin Hood Project
Robin Hood Country
Sherwood Forrest

 
War of the Roses
War of the Roses
From the History Channel
War of the Roses
From History for Kids
War of the Roses
 

 
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta
From the History Channel: The Magna Carta
King John and the Magna Carta

 
Spanish Inquisition
Article from InfoPlease
From the History Channel
Inquisition
Tomas de Torquemada

 
General Links
Medieval Clip Art Castles Clip Art
Medieval Britannia Middle Ages Timeline
Middle Ages: What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?

 

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