Links
Books and Authors
Rose's website
Website for Illuminations by Gillian Polack
Neil Gaiman
From the author of Stardust, Neverwhere and others.
Electronic Text
Center
University of Virginia's site gives access to around 70,000 texts of all
sorts.
SF, Fantasy and
Horror books
Huge listing of books and author information.
Guide to Regency
Romances
Especially useful for its links
Elizabeth Chadwick - historical
fiction author
Website of Elizabeth Chadwick.
BBC - Arts - Books
Authors, features, online book club, games, and more.
Sharon Kay Penman
Author of Time and Chance, Here Be Dragons, and more.
Biblioholica
Information on fantasy books and authors in English and Japanese
Book History
A good place to start for anyone interested in the history of the book.
Wendy J. Dunn
Author's page of Wendy J. Dunn, the author of Dear Heart, How Like You
This?
Sandra Worth
Author's page of Sandra Worth, the author of The Rose of York: Love and
War.
Gillian Polack's Website
Author Gillian Polack's website.
Books and Authors/Book Stores and Sources
addall.com
Book search and price comparison.
Advanced Book Exchange
Search the inventory of thousands of used, secondhand, rare, and out-of-print
booksellers.
Best Book Buys
Textbooks and book search.
BiblioDirect
Used and out-of-print.
Boydell and Brewer
Buy scholarly books directly from the publisher.
Scholar's Bookshelf
Hang on to your credit cards...
TomFolio
A cooperative of international professional dealers in used, out-of-print,
and rare books, and periodicals.
BookCloseouts.com
Last chance!
Entertainment
Vegemite Site
Everything you never wanted to know about the famous substance.
Shakespearean insults
The Shakespeare Insult Server
History
History News Network
History-related news.
History/Archaeology
Medieval
Glass Links
Links to archaeology finds.
English Archaeological finds
Portable antiquities Scheme- includes pictures of many objects
Secrets
Beneath Your Feet
Finds and information from the York Archaeological Trust.
British Archaeology Magazine
Online journal - news, features, essays, comment, letters & book reviews.
Current Archaeology
Home pages of Current Archaeology magazine.
Great Archaeological
Sites
Links to French sites.
History/Arthurian
Arthurian resources
The first place to check on anything Arthurian.
Arthuriana
From the Journal of Arthurian Studies.
Celtic Twilight-
Legends of Camelot
History/Buildings
Abbey of Fontevraud
Includes images of the effigies of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard
the Lionheart, & Isabella d'Angouleme
Cathedrals and churches
Information about many (but not all) of the Cathedrals and great churches
of Great Britain and Ireland.
Development of
the English Castle
Britannia article by David Dawson.
History/Cities and Towns
English Local
History Images
Collection of photos by Dave Postles.
ORB:
Medieval English Towns
Historical information about cities and towns in England during the Middle
Ages
Historic cities
Maps and other historical information on major cities
Victorian London
Dictionary of Victorian London
History/Costume and Clothing
Costumes - historical,
fantastic and other
Online costuming sources
Dress, Jewels,
Arms, Coats of Arms
Excellent resource from Central European University.
History/Individuals
Owain Glyndwr
Society
Information about Owain Glyndwr.
Eleanor
of Aquitaine: A Foolish Woman?
From: CLIO Journal of Ancient and Medieval History at Dickson College
ISSUE NUMBER THREE NOVEMBER 1998 by Emma Thomas
Eleanor
During the Crusades
Non-scholarly article on Eleanor of Aquitaine's participation in the Crusades.
BBC
Monarchs and Leaders: Henry II
Monarchs and Leaders series entry on the Character of Henry II.
Britannia:
Henry II
Basic profile of Henry II from Britannia.com.
BBC
History: Becket, the Church and Henry II
General article by By Dr Mike Ibeji.
ORB: Thomas
Becket Bibliography
Bibliography compiled by Carolyn Schriber.
History/Medieval Literature
Middle English Prose
and Verse
Links to many Middle English works
Medieval
French Literature
A page of links to Medieval French literature.
Medieval
languages
Links to websites about Medieval languages
Courtly
Love and Chivalry
Article by Larry D Benson
History/Military
Tewkesbury Battlefield
Society
Society that protects the historic Tewkesbury battlefield site.
Bosworth
Battlefield
Official site of Bosworth battlefield.
A History of
the Crusades
From UW-Madison
Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments
History/Music and Drama
Medieval
music
Latrobe University - Medieval Music database
Medieval
drama
Links to webpages about medieval drama
History/Primary Sources
Sherborne
Missal at the British Library
Images of the Sherborne Missal at the British Library.
Medieval
and Renaissance history primary sources
Links to many key historical texts
Medieval
Sourcebook: William of Newburgh
English translation. A good source of information for the reigns of Stephen,
Henry II, and Richard I.
Peter of
Blois: Letter to Eleanor of Aquitaine
Medieval Sourcebook: Peter of Blois: Letter to Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1173:
An Attempt to Chastise Her
Peter
of Blois: A Description of Henry II
Medieval Sourcebook: Peter of Blois: Description of Henry II [Letter no.
66: to Walter, archbishop of Palermo, 1177]
Medieval
Sourcebook: Gerald of Wales on Henry II
Medieval Sourcebook: Gerald of Wales: On Henry II and his sons, from The
Topography of Ireland, Chapters 49-50.
Bull
of Pope Adrian IV to Henry II
From the Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Bull empowering Henry II to
conquer Ireland in 1155.
History/Reference
Finding
History Departments
If you need information on university history departments anywhere in
the world, this is a good place to start.
Students as
historians
Student history projects
Web Resources for Historians
A wonderful gateway from the University of Kansas.
Medieval
English records
A guide to public documents
Institute of Historical Research
A variety of data on this one, including listings of many public office
holders since approximately Tudor times.
Public Record Office
United Kingdom public records.
Images
of Medieval Art and Architecture
Photographs, drawings, notes and links, about a selection of churches,
abbeys, castles, etc. Also medieval maps of Britain.
Internet Medieval
Source Book
A rich source of information for a wide range of topics.
Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library, Oxford. Includes on-line versions of some medieval manscucripts
Web
Gallery of Art - Illuminated Manuscripts
Images of illuminated manuscripts from the 12th--16th centuries.
Historical Maps
Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University
of Texas at Austin. Also has links to other map sites.
Links to historical
maps
History of Cartography - links to many sites with historical maps
ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval
Studies
Academic site with articles written by medieval scholars. All articles
have been judged by at least two peer reviewers.
History/Women
Women's
History Month - Australia
The official site for 2004.
Diotima
Women and gender in the Ancient World
Women writers
A wonderful resource about women writers, including complete online versions
of many important works.
Medieval
women
Medieval Women and Gender Index
Jewish Women
Jewish Women's resources - mainly bibliographic
Miscellaneous
Online museums
Directory of online museums
History of Authorship, Reading &
Publishing
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing
Encyclopedia Mythica
Online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend.
Europe's cultural
groups
The European Ethnohistory Database
Falconry Information Clearinghouse
Information about the ancient sport of falconry.
Battlefield
Line
Site about the steam railway that will take you to Bosworth battlefield.
News
Page One
Literary news.
Arts and Letters Daily
News and reviews.
Software
DashBook for Publishers
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