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Early Middle Ages
- Fall of Rome
- Visigoths
- Ostrogoths
- Vandals
- Huns
- Avars
- King Arthur’s Britain
- Merovingian France
- Lombards
- Ingundis brings Catholicism to Spain
- Islamic Spain
- Charlemagne
- Holy Roman Empire
- Slavs
- Vikings
- Early Poland
- Early Russia
- Foundation of Venice
- Magyars and Hungary
The Crusades
- First Crusade
- Second Crusade
- Third Crusade
- Fourth Crusade
- Fifth Crusade
- Sixth Crusade
- Seventh Crusade
- Eighth Crusade
High Middle Ages
- Carolingians
- Capetians
- Holy Roman Empire
- Norman Conquest
- Matilda of England
- Henry II of England
- Eleanor of Aquitaine
- King John
- Henry III of England
- King Philip of France
- Reconquista in Spain
- Medieval Poland
- Hungary and the Magyars
- Medieval Russia
- Italy
- Matilda of Canossa
- Florence
- Genoa
- Venice
Late Middle Ages
- Late Medieval Italy
- Venice in the Late Middle Ages
- Savonarola and the Medicis in Florence
- Anne of France and Anne of Brittany
- Holy Roman Empire
- Hundred Years’ War
- Black Death
- Late Medieval Russia
- Hungary and its queens
- Late Medieval Poland
- Wars of the Roses
Medieval Daily Life
- Medieval Clothing
- What did people eat in medieval Europe?
- Medieval School
- Universities in Medieval Europe
- Plague – The Black Death
- Tournaments and Games
- Medieval Houses
- Half-Timbering
- Thatch Roofs
- Medieval Environment
Medieval Government and Economy
- European Government after the fall of Rome
- Feudalism
- What is a regent?
- Medieval Economy
- Saladin Tax
- Magna Carta
- Medieval war and weapons
- Guns and cannons
Medieval Literature
- Parchment
- Gregory of Tours
- Beowulf
- King Arthur
- Knights of the Round Table
- Lancelot
- Morgaine
- Tristan and Isolde
- Mordred
- Anna Comnena
- Heloise and Abelard
- Boccaccio
- Chaucer
- Clerk’s Tale
- Knight’s Tale
- Miller’s Tale
- Lawyer’s Tale
- Wife of Bath’s Tale
- Dante
- Petrarch
Medieval Projects
- Icons
- Tournament
- Castle
- Herb Garden
- Joan of Arc project
- Richard III project
- Stained Glass
- Chain Mail
- Spinning
Byzantine History
- Pulcheria
- Anastasius
- Justinian
- Heraclius
- Sons of Heraclius
- Justinian II
- Irene
- Leo
- Theodora
- Basil
- Zoe
- Comneni
- Fall of Byzantium
Medieval Religions
- Jews in Medieval Europe
- Medieval Hanukkah
- Rashi
- Augustine
- Nestorians
- Benedict
- Gregory
- Francis of Assisi
- Thomas Aquinas
- Iconoclasm
- Mardi Gras
- Lent
- Easter
- History of Easter Eggs
- Medieval Christmas
- Tithes
- Pilgrimage
- Tunic of Mary
- Christian Monks
- What is tonsure?
- Christian Nuns
- Stigmata
- Misericorde
- Albigensian Crusade
- Islam
- Quran
Medieval Art History
- Byzantine Art
- Byzantine Pottery
- Cimabue
- Giotto
- Fra Angelico
- Donatello
- Perugino
- German Art
- Russian Art
- Spanish Art
Medieval Science
- Sailing – new techniques to get around Africa
- Knitting
- Spinning wheels
- Medicine
- Astronomy
- Eye-glasses
- Roger Bacon
- Mathematics
Castles
Medieval Architecture
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- Aachen
- Romanesque
- Cathedrals
- Pisa Cathedral
- Pisa Baptistery
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Florence Baptistery
- St. Sernin in Toulouse
- Abbaye aux Dames
- Abbaye aux Hommes
- St. Germain des Pres
- Early Gothic
- Laon Cathedral
- Chartres
- Notre Dame Paris
- Gothic
- Florence Duomo
- Rouen
- Reims
- Amiens
- Sainte Chapelle
- Westminster Abbey
- Parts of a church
- Nave
- Apse
- Transept
- Aisle
- Double Aisle
- Flying Buttress
- Groin Vault
- Cloister
Bibliography and further reading about medieval Europe:
How Would You Survive in the Middle Ages, by Fiona MacDonald and David Salariya (1997). Funny pictures and text convey real history about the Middle Ages.
Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience the Middle Ages, by Avery Hart and Paul Mantell (1998). Part of a series of good hands-on activities books.
Medieval Life (DK Eyewitness Books 2004). Not a lot of details, but a good place to start.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!, by Fiona MacDonald (2003). Funny tone, but real information. My kids and their friends liked it.