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General Resources |
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Medieval English Towns (in-depth histories of certain English towns, plus extensive bibliography and links) (Stephen Alsford) |
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Medieval Legal History (primary texts, lecture material, links, from the Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. of North Florida) |
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14th Century Outline (Michael Hanly, Washington State U.) |
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Ian's English Calendar (dating resource for students of English history and literature: "converts between old and new style dates, calculates day of the week, British regnal years, and the date of Easter and other moveable religious holidays") (Ian McInnes, Albion C., Albion, MI) |
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Richard Brittnell (U. of Durham) Rural and urban elites in England during the later Middle Ages (essay, with bibliography) |
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History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents, 1066-1485 (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Medieval Scotland (numerous links to articles on aspects of medieval Scotland, including maps and archives) (Sharon L. Krossa, U. of Aberdeen) |
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Lynne M. Fors (U. Illinois Library) Chez La Veuve: Women Printers in Great Britain 1475-1700 (virtual exhibit, with images and articles) |
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The Battle of Bannockburn (articles on details of battle, background and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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The Black Death |
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CDC Plague Homepage (detailed discussion of the nature and transmission of bubonic plague) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA) |
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Dr. Mike Ibeji Black Death (detailed essay analyzing the spread of bubonic plague throughout Britain) (BBC) |
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James L. Matterer The Pestilence Tyme (illustrated historical overview, within the Gode Cookery site) |
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Selections from the Correspondence and Memoranda of the Cely Family, Merchants of the Staple, 1475-88 (e-text of 1909 edition by Henry Elliot Malden) (Richard III Historical Society, American Branch) |
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Chroniclers |
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The Croyland Chronicle Continuations, 1453-1486 (e-text of selections, within the Richard II Online Library site) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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David Nash Ford Geoffrey of Monmouth (biography, with bibliography) |
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Michael Ullyot (U. of Toronto) Geoffrey of Monmouth (extended discussion of geoffrey, with emphasis on questions of sources, within a larger site devoted to the myth of Troy in the middle Ages) |
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Judith Weiss (U. of Cambridge) Geoffrey Monmouth (biography, hosted by the Literary Encyclopedia web site) |
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Gerald of Wales Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald of Wales (extended introduction to Gerald,focusing on his travelogue in Wales, plus translated selections from Itinerarium Cambriae (Leonard James) |
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Chronicles and Society in Northern England in the Fourteenth Century (description of project aimed primarily at an e-text of Thomas Gray's Scalachronica, as well as broader treatment of northern chronicles) (Michael Prestwich, U. of Durham) |
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Thomas Gray Scalacronica, by Sir Thomas Gray (selections from Gray's chronicle, in Maxwell's 1907 translation)(Peter Konieczny, De Re Militari) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Historie of Scotland, conteining the beginning, increase, proceedings, acts and gouernement of the Scotish nation (facsimile reproductions from the 1585 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Matthew of Westminster: Simon de Montfort's Rebellion 1265 (Ronge's 1853 translation, from the Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. of North Florida) |
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The Battle of the Bannockburn (1314), according to the Vita Edwardi Secundi (in Denholm-Young's 1957 English translation) (Peter Konieczny, De Re Militari) |
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The Hundred Years' War |
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The Hundred Years' War Resources (annotated links) (Steven Kreis, Wake Technical Community C., Raleigh, NC) |
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The Hundred Years' War (manuscript images depicting various battles) (Bibliothèque Nationale Française |
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Maps of France During the 100 Year's War (gifs) |
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Lynn Harry Nelson (U. of Kansas) The Hundred Years' War (1336-1565) (overview in essay form) |
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Law and Government |
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Bracton (aka Henry of Bratton) Bracton Online: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ (Latin text by Woodbine along with the Thorne translation into English, with a full intro and some manuscript images) (Law School Library, Harvard U.) |
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The Declaration of Arbroath (introduction, with text in Latin and in English) (Bruce M. Gittings) |
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The Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer (Henderson's 1896 translation of treatise on government, c. 1180) (Avalon Project, Yale Law School) |
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View Whole Manuscript of Magna Carta (image) (British Library) |
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Translation of Magna Carta (British Library) |
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Statutes of William the Conqueror (English translation, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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Lollard Society HomePage |
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Monarchs |
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History of the Monarchy (links to histories of monarchs of England and Scotland) (Official Website of the British Monarchy) |
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The Life and Times of Edward the First (articles related to the historical period of Edward I) (Peter Riis) |
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Henry V -- History, Literature, and Myth (set of essays that place Shakespeare's play in the context of the historical king as seen in historical writings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century) (Kiley Thompson) |
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Raphael Holinshed, Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Henrie the fift, prince of Wales, sonne and heire to Henrie the fourth (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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The Richard III Society Online Library (e-texts of primary sources on Richard III, including chronicles, verse, and more) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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Richard III and Yorkist History Server (many full-text, pedagogical, and other resources that serve as a general introduction to the late medieval and Renaissance period; includes literary texts) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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Richard III Foundation, Inc. ("international non-profit, tax-exempt organization . . . specializ[ing] in the education and research of Richard III, his contemporaries and era") |
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Raphael Holinshed Richard the second, the second sonne to Edward prince of Wales. (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Richard the third, third sonne to Richard duke of Yorke, and vncle to Edward the fift. (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Robert the Bruce (biography, plus annotations of related sources) (Fergie Meek) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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The Peasants' Revolt |
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The Peasants Revolt 1381 (overview of revolt) (Edge Grove preparatory School; Hertfordshire, England) |
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Michael Gramer (U. of Pennsylvania) The History of the 1381 Peasants' Rebellion (essay) |
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Kim Milone The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (essay from Loyola U. Student Historical Journal 1986-7) |
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Stirling Bridge (articles detailing background of battle, the battle itself, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Tudors (and Stuarts) Page (historical information, illustrations) (Welford and Wickham Primary School, Berkshire, England) |
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Castles of Wales (homepage, with links to historical articles, links on Welsh history, and images of castles) (Jeffrey L. Thomas) |
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The Wars of the Roses |
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Lara E. Eakins The Tudors in the Wars of the Roses (detailed overview, with hyperlinked notes about key figures and elements, within a larger site devoted to Tudor history) |
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Liz Laycock (Sheffield Hallam U.) The Wars of the Roses (overview of events, including period images, plus a very extensive set of relevant links) |
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Wars of the Roses 1450-1487 (detailed descriptions of key battles, including maps) (UK Battlefields Resource Center) |
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Wars of the Roses: Principal Battles of the Wars of the Roses (chronological list of battles, with links to descriptive essays for each) (The Richard III Foundation) |
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Wharram Percy (Yorkshire): The Lost Medieval Village (Ken Tompkins, Richard Stockton C., N.J.) |
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