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EUROPEAN HISTORY - THE MIDDLE AGES

Early Modern French Women Writers: Biographies
    Mary Skemp and Michelle Miller, Univ. of Minn. Part of a larger site with access to primary texts (in French)

The End of Europe's Middle Ages: Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 
    Produced by Kelly L. Morris and others at the Applied History Research Group, University of Calgary.  Includes hypertext chapters on the economy, geudal institutions, new monarchies, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy's city-states, eastern Europe, Ottoman Turks, the Church, literature, intellectual life, visual arts, and music.  Requires Real Audio or Live Update; works best with Netscape, but seems to work fine with Microsoft Explorer as well.  Recommended.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Medieval Europe

Internet Medieval Sourcebook-a sophisticated and very complete full-text resource for medieval documents, maps, and images.  A Fordham University site.

The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Georgetown Univ.)-another fine macro-site with multiple links to other scholarly sources.

Medieval Glossary & Information

Medieval Technology Pages
    "Accurate, referenced information on technological innovations and related subjects in Western Europe during the Middle Ages..." 

Middle Ages - What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages?

    An Annenberg/CPB sponsored site, with sections on feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts and entertainment, town life, etc.

NetSERF - The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources - The Website of Catholic University of America.  Includes information on archaeology, architecture, art, civilization, culture, drama, history, law, literature, music, people, religion, science and technology, and women--and links to more.   See below:

Roman and Secular Law in the Middle Ages

Sovereignty and Rights in Medieval and Early Modern Jurisprudence: Law and Norms Without a State, by Kenneth Pennington, Catholic University. 

Bede the Venerable

Reviewed: October, 2008