Middle+Ages

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Definition/Introduction

What is the topic? What does it cover?

The Middle Ages stretched from the fifth century to the fifteenth century. It began with the end of the Roman Empire and lasted until the age of the Renaissance.

Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords

Middle ages Castles Knights and knighthood Medieval

Dewey Numbers

909.07 World history from ca.500 to 1500 940.1 History of Europe from earliest history to 1453

Print Resources

Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]

The Expanding World. Facts on File, c1999.

Lawler, Jennifer. Encyclopedia of Women In The Middle Ages. McFarland, c2001.

The Middle Ages : An Encyclopedia For Students. Charles Scribner's Sons, Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1996.

Streissguth, Thomas. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of The Middle Ages. Greenhaven Press, Thomson/Gale, c2003.

Timelines On File. The Ancient and Medieval World, (Prehistory-1500 CE). Facts on File, c2000.

General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]

Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials

Corbishley, Mike. The Middle Ages. Facts on File, c2003.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Castle. Benchmark Books, c2001.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Church. Benchmark Books, c2001.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The City. Benchmark Books, c2001.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Countryside. Benchmark Books, c2001.

Macdonald, Fiona. Warfare in the Middle Ages. P. Bedrick Books, 2004, c2003.

Journals

Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.

Grasset, Constance Dedie. “The Middle Ages”. Faces, May93, Vol. 9 Issue 9, p14, 3p, 2bw

Orme, Nicholas. “Child's Play in Medieval England”. History Today, Oct2001, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p49, 7p, 15c

Price, Sean. “If You Live In Medieval Times”. Junior Scholastic, 12/01/97, Vol. 100 Issue 8, p14, 4p, 4c

Web Resources

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Everyday life in medieval times including feudal life, religion, clothes, the arts and more. A database of medieval events, people and places." Includes a timeline, people, places, maps, family trees and more. This site provides information on technological innovations and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages, by subject or by timeline. This in-depth site focuses on "medieval boroughs of East Anglia and social, political and constitutional history." Comprehensive collection of online texts from the entire medieval era, organized by topic and chronologically. Click on the different people in the street to learn more about their craft or trade and how they lived in the Middle Ages. I am [|rms_library] on [|Delicious]   [|Add me to your network]
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