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This page is designed as a supplement to economics courses that have a focus on medieval history. The links below may overlap on some topics, and some of the medieval Megasites (marked with *) include extensive resources.

History

• Camelot VillageClickable image map to explore medieval village daily life
• Castles of WalesPhotos, daily life, etc.
• Comparative chronology of money  Listing of dates and events
• (This) Date in Medieval History Briefly cites significant events on this month and day
• Documents for the history of economics  Alphabetized list of people, locations and terms
• Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early History of England
• Early Europe (tutorial)
• Early Medieval World  Online history book
• End of Europe's Middle Ages  (tutorial)
• *European History Links on many topics
• Feudal Life (Annenberg CPB Project)
• Galileo and the Inquisition
• Guide to Medieval Terms  Huge listing from ORB
• *Internet Medieval Sourcebooks  Massive collection of links covering historical periods, countries, major events, etc
• Introduction to Medieval History  Fordham University course with extensive online readings
• Jester Pages Role of the Fool
• *Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies Extensive links to old texts, cultures, topics, and organizations
• Lectures for Western Civ  Collection of brief lectures at Western New England College
• Love, Marriage, Romance, and Women in Medieval and Celtic Culture 
• * Medieval Economic Life  Extensive links on related topics
• Medieval Marketplace Trade and Commerce in 13th Century Flanders
• Medieval Europe Course at Boise State
• Medieval Guilds & Economics
• Medieval History Links from Michigan Electronic Library
• Medieval History Resources University of London
• Medieval LinksLarge diverse collection of links, articles, graphics, etc.
• Medieval/Renaissance/Reformation
• Occupations
• (The) Page  All things medieval with emphasis on the arts
• Progression of Medieval Economics
• *Ravensgard Medieval Homepage Extensive collection of links on all topics
• Regia Anglorum: Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History
• Silver & Gold Hoards in the Viking Age
• Webring for Medieval & Renaissance sites
• Introduction to the Middle Ages
• 3D Medieval Buildings
• British History 1066-1500
• The Spice Trade
• Influence of spice trade and age of discovery
• ASTA history of spice trade
• History of Pepper (searchable spice database)
• From mercantilism to capitalism
• Spices in the Middle Ages
• Botanical timeline for plants
• Short history of spice
• Quseir al-Qadim Project  (includes map)

Gaming, Simulation, & Enactments  Many of these games and simulations are based on interesting and complex models of economics. Consider, if you were to construct a medieval game, how would you built a model of the interaction of various economic factors?
 

• Age of Empires II Downloadable Trial Demo
• Campaign economics  Price lists and economic principles for designing a fantasy world economy
• Knights & Merchants  Realtime PC strategy game using econ principles
• Medieval Economics Application of economic concepts to medieval fantasy role playing games
• Piquet  A card game of the 15th century
• Society for Creative Anachronism
• Swenson's Medieval Fantasy & Role Playing Page
• Top 100 Sites for Medieval-based gaming and reenactments; excellent history, graphics, details for reenactments
• UK Enactment Webring

Black Death Plague

• The Black DeathCourse outline & readings from Boise State University
• The Black Death & its Results  Course outline and good map collection
• Black Plague Simulation
• * Black Plague Information Page (extensive links)
• Map of Plague in Europe with accounts from different countries
• Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe
• Population graphs
• Economic trends (graphs)

Artwork

• Heraldic Clipart  Large link collection for heraldic, fantasy, bestiary, and jousting
• Angelfire Animations Nice collection of medieval and fantasy animations

Listservs-- Online Discussion Forums

• Mediev-LMedieval history forum

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Last updated 2-12-00
David X. Swenson PhD