Lasted updated on 2 December 2012.
This is a list of links I’ve collected over the years from message boards and email groups I’ve owned. To make it easier for you I have categorised them. Although I have a plugin that checks for invalid links on a weekly basis, should you discover a broken link or a link that goes to a page that is not as described, please let me know by using the contact form.
If you know of a site that doesn’t appear here, but should, contact me and I will review your suggestion.
I hope you find the links on this page helpful!
Armour and Weapons
Pictoral Glossary of Armor – Courtesy of Loud G
Medieval Weaponry, Offensive – Courtesy of The Scribe
Swords of Honor A good sight featuring pictures of swords, shields, armour, guns, clothes, jewellery from the middle ages and the renaissance. For people who like dressing up. Good inspiration though. – Courtesy of Blitzen
Castles
Castles of Britain Learning Center – Courtesy of Loud G
Castles of Scotland – Courtesy of Loud G
Castles of Wales – Courtesy of Loud G
Castles of Holland –
Skipton Castle This gives one a better idea how thick the walls were. Note the narrow interior approaches to the tower windows on the 3d page. Also one gets a sense of the castle layout, the location of the kitchen, dungeon banquet hall, etc. – Courtesy of Wordwright
Gwernogle Castle Easy to understand floor plan. – Courtesy of Wordwright
Here’s a nice list of castle terms, their explanations and some pictures – Courtesy of Firlefanz
Rooms in a Medieval Castle – Courtesy of Scribe
Clothing, Material and Fashion
Ravensgard Costuming and Textiles Page – Courtesy of The Scribe
Footwear of the Middle Ages – Courtesy of The Scribe
The Costume Source – Courtesy of Toadbears (email group)
Shirts and smocks – The basic undergarment for men and women – Courtesy of Wordwright
Sherts, Trewes, and Hose – A Survey of Medieval Underwear. And no, I did not misspell shirt, shert is a medeival spelling of the word. – Courtesy of Wordwright
Early Corsetry – Courtesy of Wordwright
Cooking and Food
Tales of cooking – Courtesy of Blitzen
Homelife and cooking – Courtesy of Blitzen
The role of the sweet onion – Courtesy of Blitzen
Everything you ever wanted to know about food in the middle ages – well almost – Courtesy of Blitzen
Stefan’s Florilegium Archives (food source while travelling, tourney and war food, pickled food composed of mixed fruits and vegetables, storage, bottles and stoppers, sausage making, bread and heaps more – Courtesy of Wordwright
Medieval Kitchen & Equipment – Courtesy of The Scribe
The History of Eating Utensils – Courtesy of Wordwright
Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage There are probably another 60 links related to cooking in medieval times – Courtesy of Wordwright
Food in the Middle Ages – Courtesy of Toadbears (email group)
Education
Medieval Schools and Universities – Courtesy of Wordwright
Everyday Life
Sir Clisto’s Tome – Anything Medieval – Courtesy of Addi30
Internet Medieval Sourcebook – Courtesy of The Scribe
Stefan’s Florilegium Archives – Courtesy of Wordwright
Medieval Life – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
The Village of Wichamstow (reenactment of a medieval village online) – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
Medieval Europe Extensive links on a multitude of subjects. – Courtesy of Wordwright
The Orb: Online Resource for Medieval studies Opening page has a great medieval glossary. – Courtesy of Wordwright
Medieval Daily Life – Courtesy of Wordwright
Medieval English Towns – Courtesy of Wordwright
Feudalism
The Medieval Age – A decent world overview and an introduction to feudalism. – Courtesy of Wordwright
Games
Farkle (dice) – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
Piquet (cards) – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
Rules for Period Games – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
Historic Games – Courtesy of Cleokatrah
More links to be added soon.