Medieval Senior High Website Links

Please note: A number of links connect to the British Library’s website, which is undergoing maintenance after a cyberattack. If a link has not been restored by the time you attempt to access it, use the terms in the original address to search for similar content. We will be updating the links as necessary.

Below you will find the websites for the weekly lessons. You will notice that some websites have been updated. We recommend using these new links rather than those listed in the study guide. Many URLs change from time to time, websites go down or move to a different location, so this list will help you access the information necessary for each lesson. 

In addition to these, here's a helpful link (https://www.lulus.com/blog/resources/the-medieval-lifestyle/) sent to us by a student who used this study and found it helpful. There are great descriptions of many aspects of the medieval world as well as links to other sites and downloadable PDFs. Hope you enjoy!

A number of lessons reference helpful videos on YouTube. To easily access all of these videos in one place, we’ve assembled a playlist you can follow throughout the course.

Lesson 2

• www.gutenberg.org/files/3296/3296-h/3296-h.htm

Lesson 3

• https://www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/3865/anglo-saxons-a-brief-history

Lesson 4

• www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/videos/reading-of-beowulf-in-old-english

Listening to Beowulf Sidebar

• www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/videos/reading-of-beowulf-in-old-english

Lesson 7

• https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot-project
• www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/englit/malory/

Lesson 9

• www.smithsonianmag.com/history/king-arthur-real-person-180980466/
• www.bl.uk/medieval-english-french-manuscripts/articles/early-latin-versions-of-the-legend-of-kingarthur
• www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-life-and-times-of-king-arthur/

Lesson 12

• https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-medieval-battle-that-launched-modern-english/

Judaism, Christianity, & Islam Sidebar

• www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/index.html

Religious Sites Sidebar

• Iona: www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/articles/iona/
• Santiago de Compostela: https://caminoways.com/the-history-of-the-camino-de-santiago
• Lindisfarne: www.holy-island.info/englishheritage/lindisfarnepriory/
• Hagia Sophia: www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haso/hd_haso.htm

Lesson 13

• http://www.byzantium1200.com/
• www.parkwestgallery.com/what-are-illuminated-manuscripts-and-how-were-they-created/
• www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/manuscripts.html
• http://historymedren.about.com/od/bookofkell1/ig/Book-of-Kells-Images/

William the Conqueror Sidebar

• www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/bayeux_tapestry_gallery.shtml
• www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/
• www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/search-for-the-unicorn/about-the-tapestries

Lesson 15

• https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad00.asp

Rise of Feudalism Sidebar

• www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/feudalism/
• www.studentsofhistory.com/the-feudal-system

Lesson 19

• www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html
• www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/eleanor_of_aquitaine.shtml

Lesson 20

• https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/roland-ohag.asp

Saladin Sidebar

• www.history.com/topics/africa/saladin
• historylearning.com/medieval-england/the-crusades/saladin/
• www.lordsandladies.org/saladin.htm

Lesson 21

• www.britannica.com/place/Roncesvalles
• www.e-travelmag.com/spain/roland/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/gothic-art/beginners-guide-gothic-art/a/gothic-architecture-an-introduction

Forest Law Sidebar

• www.sarahwoodbury.com/forest-laws

Lesson 23

• www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/index.html
• www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Longbow/
• odinsonarchery.com/history-of-the-longbow/
• www.historyhit.com/facts-about-the-longbow/

Lesson 24

• www.history.com/news/who-was-pope-joan
• blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2018/05/the-one-and-only-female-pope.html

Lesson 25

• www.thecraftygentleman.net/2017/08/24/diy-ring-toss-game/

Lesson 27

• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45799443

Lesson 31

• www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html
• www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_runnymede.htm

Lesson 33

• The Kingdom of Sicily: https://smarthistory.org/norman-sicily-2/
• The Fourth Lateran Council: www.britannica.com/event/Lateran-Council-Fourth-1215

Lesson 35

• https://jude3project.org/blog/2016/8/20/early-african-christianity-egypt
• www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acet/hd_acet.htm
• www.touregypt.net/chiste0.htm

Lesson 36

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/guide-timbuktu/

Lesson 37

• www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47379458

Lesson 38

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-zimbabwe/
• www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220925-the-ancient-remains-of-great-zimbabwe
• www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zimb/hd_zimb.htm

Lesson 40

• https://thinkafrica.net/sultanate-of-mogadishu/

Lesson 41

• www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/07/eak.html
• www.worldhistory.org/article/945/korean-celadon-pottery/

Lesson 42

• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/buddhism-intro/v/buddhism
• www.korea.net/AboutKorea/History/Goryeo

Korean Pottery Sidebar

• https://publications.asia.si.edu/korean-ceramics/period.php

Lesson 44

• www.koreanrooftop.com/blog/inspiration-from-traditional-korean-roof-tiles

Lesson 45

• www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/mongols
• https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/event/marco-polo-interactive-map/
• www.thoughtco.com/the-mongol-invasions-of-japan-195559
• www.jcastle.info/view/Special:BrowseData/Castles
• www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
• www.thoughtco.com/samurai-history-195813

Lesson 46

• www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/marco-polos-guide-to-afghanistan-57650764/
• cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/touring-the-world-in-marco-polos-steps/
• www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10636

Lesson 47

• orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/travels-ibn-battuta/journey/lands-golden-horde-chagatai-1332-1333
• orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/travels-ibn-battuta/journey/delhi-capital-muslim-india-1334-1341

Early Global Connectors Sidebar

• bit.ly/global-connectors

Lesson 49

• exploration.marinersmuseum.org/event/zheng-he-interactive-map/
• storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f1b666e382794225bfc433753913b7f2

Hot Pot Historic Table

• www.bonappetit.com/story/how-to-hot-pot
• www.gadventures.com/blog/chinese-hot-pot-history-and-how-/

Lesson 50

• https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/aquinas1.asp

Lesson 55

• www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/
• www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic

Black Death Sidebar

• www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml
• www.mrdowling.com/703-plague.html
• http://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/histmed/plague/plaguemapnew.html

Lesson 58

• https://wycliffe.org.uk/story/a-brief-history-of-bible-translation
• www.bl.uk/collection-items/william-tyndales-new-testament
• www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/from-sacred-scriptures-to-the-peoples-bible

Lesson 60

• www.thecollector.com/peasants-revolt-causes/
• www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item132518.html
• www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Wat-Tyler-the-Peasants-Revolt/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyb77yc#zc8pp4j

Canterbury Tales Sidebar

• www.bl.uk/works/the-canterbury-tales
• www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/middleenglish
• https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/illuminated-manuscripts/
• https://www.medievalists.net/2024/06/chaucers-medieval-expressions/
• www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/10/chaucer-coined-twitter/322107/

Lesson 61

• www.internationalschooltoulouse.net/vs/pilgrims/journey.htm

Lesson 66

• https://johnhus.org/
• www.newadvent.org/cathen/07585a.htm
• http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/7.html
• www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Huss-Joh.html

Lesson 67

• http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/index.html#condemnation
• www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/sec14.html

Medieval Pilgrim Historic Table

• www.medievalists.net/2016/06/travel-tips-for-the-medieval-pilgrim/
• americanpilgrims.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/essays_food.pdf

Lesson 70

• lifeinitaly.com/life-in-italy-during-the-middle-ages/

Lesson 77

• www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Inquisition.html
• https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/spanish-inquisition.htm?s1sid=jlw3y0mlpus3wx01414tnd6d&srch_tag=kw2mca7ox247iksewmuatbhq3lidgxg6

Rome and the Vatican Sidebar

• https://earth.google.com/web/@41.90845038,12.49570499,65.88406609a,15561.31560737d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CkcaRRI_CiUweDEzMmY2MTk2Zjk5MjhlYmI6MHhiOTBmNzcwNjkzNjU2ZTM4GSjv42iO80RAIbK5ap4j_ihAKgRSb21lGAIgAToDCgEw

Lesson 81

• bit.ly/3SMw6y6

Lesson 85

• www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/theologians/john-calvin.html
• www.worldhistory.org/John_Calvin/

Lesson 86

• www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/denominationalfounders/john-knox.html
• www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/John-Knox-Scottish-Reformation/

Lesson 87

• www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/magellan-first-sail-around-world-think-again

Lesson 90

• www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvmm-math-fallingbodies/galileos-falling-bodies
• www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.galileosys/galileo-sun-centered-system/
• study.com/academy/lesson/ptolemy-and-the-ptolemaic-system.html

Lesson 91

• www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/brunelleschi.html
• www.visittuscany.com/en/ideas/filippo-brunelleschi/
• https://classroom.ricksteves.com/videos/the-renaissance-born-in-florence-ghiberti-brunelleschi-and-donatello

Lesson 92

• flyhi.de/modellbau/modell_davinci_durable.html
• www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/leonardo-da-vinci-activity/

Lesson 94

Lavinia Fontana:

• https://artherstory.net/lavinia-fontana-italys-first-female-professional-artist/

Plautilla Nelli:

• www.pbs.org/video/renaissance-woman-restored-y1ttdh/
• https://mymodernmet.com/sister-plautilla-nelli-last-supper/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/renaissance-nuns-last-supper-scene-goes-view-florence-180973374/

Juan de Pareja:

• www.pbs.org/video/juan-de-pareja-afro-hispanic-painter-met-uayolf/

Lesson 95

• https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/perspectives-global-african-history/ladinos-and-bozales-a-brief-early-history-of-africans-in-colombia-1500-1800/

Lesson 96

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/world/europe/spain-jews-citizenship-reparations.html
• https://shrmn.org/letter-of-st-peter-claver/

Lesson 97

• www.theafricareport.com/28099/in-colombia-a-village-preserves-the-memory-of-its-africanancestors/
• www.colombia.co/en/colombia-country/environment/caribbean-region/san-basilio-de-palenque-first-free-town-africans-americas/
• www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle-colombia-slaves-dc/town-is-piece-of-africa-in-colombiaidUKN3040886120080808