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An article about the regulation of market prices in the late middle ages relating to the social
situation of the time. Some mention is made on how this price-setting impacts on the lives of both
the producer and the consumer.
http://www.usask.ca/history/cjh/brit_496.htm
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The Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260 - 1350
A Research paper studying the peasant land market in Winchester, with an analysis of the
transactions and how these reflected property rights of the time.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Winchester%20before%201350.htm
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Forme of Cury
Medieval recipes from "A Roll of Ancient English Cookery", which was compiled about 1390
CE.
http://www.pbm.com/%7Elindahl/foc/
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The Dark Ages
Online presentation giving an overview of Dark Ages themes such as daily life, economic revival and
science.
http://www.fscwv.edu/users/dyoung/Middle/
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Daily Life--Peasants
An overview of the daily lives of Medieval Peasants including aspects such as clothing, food,
marriage and children.
http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/history/middleages/pdailylife.html
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Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: Lives of Medieval Women
This site explores aspects of Medieval Women's lives such as economics, religion , politics and the
family.
http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/
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Business in the Urban Home
This article relates to the trade in commodities from people's homes in the Middle Ages
http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Colchester_trade.htm
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Historical Recipes of Different Cultures
This site has sections on both Anglo-Saxon and general Medieval recipes. It lists the recipes
themselves with some detail on customs and ritual associated with the meals.
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/index.html
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Meals & Manners
The page is part of Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer page, and it contains information on what food was
eaten and the manner in which it was consumed, with links expanding the text.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/lifemann/manners/
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COLLECTION: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes
Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes, taken from the "British Museum Cookbook" by Michelle
Berriedale-Johnson
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/med-anglosaxon-coll.html
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The Labyrinth
Medieval studies scholarly resources compiled and organized from around the world. Contains texts
in all European languages, including Latin and Greek.
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/
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Wichamstow Village
Roland Williamson presents a fictional village to illustrate the type of buildings the Anglo-Saxons
created and the daily life of villagers. Hosted by Regia Anglorum.
http://www.regia.org/village.htm
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Life in the Middle Ages
Series of short essays by gifted resource students from Kyerene de las Brisas Elementary School.
Many of the essays are illustrated by the children, and contain short summaries of aspects of
everyday life in the Middle Ages.
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
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Middle Ages
Museum site with an e-tour of facets of Medieval life relating to Knights, Merchants, the Church
and Peasants.
http://kroeber.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/history/middleages/
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Medieval Use of Herbs
List and brief descriptions of herbs used in the Middle Ages.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~jahb/herbs/teen.htm
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Life in a Medieval Castle
Brief account of daily life in a Medieval Castle. Touches on such aspects as religion, hygiene and
water.
http://www.castlewales.com/life.html
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Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ages
University of Maine hosts the pages of this society interested in medicine in medieval times.
Includes an extensive bibliography, related links and an events list.
http://www.umm.maine.edu/medica/
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The 'Law Merchant' and the Fair Court of St. Ives, 1270-1324
A detailed analysis of the "law merchant" and commercial law in the Middle Ages, focusing
on the court records of a medieval English fair.
http://www.stevesachs.com/papers/paper_thesis.html
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GodeCookery.Com
A selection of recipes and cookery books and related information, mainly from the late Middle Ages.
http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
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Medieval Technology Page
A very interesting look at medieval technology; how it was created, how it worked, and how it was
used.
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
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Plague and Public Health in Renaissance
This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia,
governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact
and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html
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The Mobilization of Labour in the Milling Industry of Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Century England
An article by John Langdon from the Canadian Journal of History, using data drawn from manorial
accounts.
http://www.usask.ca/history/cjh/lang_496.htm
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The Royal and Delightful Game of Piquet
The game of Piquet (or Cent, the game's English name in this period), has been played since at
least the end of the 15th century. This site provides instructions on how to play the game.
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/org/Medieval/www/src/contributed/grm/games/piquet.html
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Cooking from Primary Sources: Some General Comments
An article which discusses aspects of medieval food such as appropriate fare for war time, and
ethnic food. Links to relevant recipes are included in the text.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/cooking_from_primary_sources.html
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Do Exempla Illustrate Daily Life?
A critical discussion on the merits and pitfalls of using medieval 'exempla' to determine facts
about daily life in the middle ages.
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/e-center/johnston.html
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Instruments of Torture, Medieval Times
Provides an overview of instruments of torture, including illustrations and descriptions of how
they were used.
http://www.click2history.com/torture/torture_ch1.htm
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Medieval Pottery Research Group
Details of publications and conferences, and other information such as how to join the MPRG. Also
has links to related sites.
http://www.medievalpottery.org.uk
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Medieval Wedding Ceremonies
Medieval wedding traditions, marriage laws, customs, and ceremonies. History of medieval weddings.
Fascinating details regarding attire, adornments, gifts and rituals associated with weddings during
the Middle Ages.
http://www.medieval-weddings.net/
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Bracton's De legibus et Consuetudines Angliae
The Laws and Customs of England, attributed to Henry of Bratton, c. 1210-1268. This is an
electronic full-text version these laws in both English and Latin.
http://bracton.law.cornell.edu/bracton/Common/index.html
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The Employees of Durham Priory, 1494-1519
A research project by Durham University on conditions of employment in the late Middle Ages,
derived from an exceptionally rich monastic archive.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Priory_employees.htm
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The Pestilence Tyme
The social effects of the Black Death on England during the outbreak of 1348-1350.
http://www.godecookery.com/plague/plague.htm
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Medieval Life
Everyday life during medieval times. A description of the history, literature, chivalry, commerce,
customs, food and life of people living in Europe, Asia and Africa during the Middle Ages.
http://www.medieval-life.net
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The Visigothic Code: Forum Iudicum
The Law Code of the Visigoths of Spain. In translation with a helpful preface.
http://libro.uca.edu/vcode/visigoths.htm
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