Crusades
Catholic Encyclopedia: Crusades, Encarta Encyclopedia: Crusades, Life in the Middle Ages: The Crusades, Medieval Crusades, Medieval Times: The Crusades, Swishweb.com: The Main Crusades to the East, Swishweb.com: The Main Crusades to the East, The Crusades, The Crusades and the Contributions of Islam, The Crusades Daily Life
A Journey Into Medieval Fiefdom
Learn about the social statuses, buildings, and houses of the middle ages.
Build a Medieval Castle
Freeware (free software) from Owl and Mouse, suitable for classroom or home use.
Castles for Kids
Links to sites that let kids learn how people in the middle ages lived, explore castles, and even build their own medieval creations.
Exhibits Collection - The Middle Ages
Interactive exhibit explores feudal life, homes, clothing, health, arts and entertainment, religion, and town life. Includes activities on cathedrals, clothing, art, and medical practices.
Food in the Middle Ages
Tells what people ate during the Middle Ages and describes medieval feasts.
Ghosts in the Castle
Take a virtual tour back through the medieval era. Explore a virtual castle, learn about the culture, and meet the people who once lived inside these ancient fortresses. From National Geographic.
History of the Incas
School project made for an eighth grade class provides a brief introduction to the civilization.
Kids' Castle
A fictional, but historically accurate castle based on Nottingham Castle as it was in about 1480.
Life in the Middle Ages
A detailed look at Medieval people and their culture, as researched by fourth and fifth graders.
Magna Carta: Source of Civil Rights
Links to primary sources, including an original copy of England's famous document, learn why King John signed the charter and what rights he granted.
Magnificent Medieval Times
Elementary school students write about the daily life in Medieval times. Includes information on all people groups, from royalty to peasants.
Medieval Village Life
Features slides with information about medieval times such as manor life, farming, and the bubonic plague.
Middle Ages 2000
Student-created site on the Middle Ages. Contains information on cathedrals, castles, the Black Death, people, fashion, and daily life.
Online Study of Medieval Times
Page lists activity sheets matched to specific Web pages for a study of medieval times.
Rights and Responsibilities in Medieval Guilds
Describes requirements for membership and the duties of merchants, craftsmen and bakers.
Shields, Knights and Heraldry
Freeware (free software) from Owl and Mouse suitable for classroom or home use.
Snayfwickby Castle
A tour of an imaginary castle and village with Lady Clare and Sir Claude. Created for first through third graders.
The Age of the Monasteries
Interactive maps, games and online tasks exploring the power of the monasteries in medieval England, focusing on the north-west counties of Lancashire and Cumbria.
The Church in the Middle Ages
Lists information on churches during the Middle Ages. Also contains a description of several types of words relating to the churches.
The Electronic Passport to the Middle Ages
Guide for middle school students introduces the period. Also provides in-depth information about specific topics such as feudalism, the Vikings, the Byzantine Empire, and the bubonic plague.
The Magna Carta
Translation from the Latin of the first version of the Magna Carta, signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215. Links to glossary and Latin original text.
The Magna Carta
This is the text of the Magna Carta, written in 1215 AD.
The Medieval World
Collection of illustrated articles cover aspects of British history from 1066-1500. From Spartacus Internet Encyclopaedia.
The Middle Ages
This site from Pages Through the Ages includes geography, the crusades, diseases, feudalism, religion, contributions, Magna Carta, kings and Vikings.
The Middle Ages
Created by St. Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, these illustrated articles written by students are all about life in the middle ages.
What's So Important About 1066?
Three kings, two battles, and one comet--how did they change the course of history? This interactive site lets visitors work their way through what became known as the Norman Conquest.