Senior Research Topics
Shakespeare Resource Center
http://www.bardweb.net/index.html
Welcome! Thank you for visiting the Shakespeare Resource Center. You'll find here collected links from all over the World Wide Web to help you find information of all sorts on William Shakespeare.University of Cambridge
http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/pubs/history/
The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom.A Brief History of the Oxford University
http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/history.shtml
As the oldest English-speaking university in the world, it lays claim to eight centuries of continuous existence.Hundred Years War
http://www.hyw.com/
Relive the adventure and romance of fourteenth-century Europe in this ambitious simulation. Costs less than 20 cents a day to play. The Hundred Years War (HYW) combines role-playing, strategy, diplomacy, and teamwork into an unforgettable multi-player experience.Index to Topics on the Hundred Years' War
http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/hyw_fp.htm
Take a trip to the middle of the page to find this list.The Hundred Years' War (1336-1565)
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/hundred_years_war.html
The Wars of the Roses and the Princes in the Tower
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Wars_of_the_Roses.htm
The Wars of the Roses
http://homepages.shu.ac.uk/~conseal/history.htm
More than you would ever want to know!War of the Roses
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/5123/roses.html
In 1455, the first Battle of St Albans began the 30 years Political Turmoil of Wars of the RosesStonehenge
http://www.christiaan.com/stonehenge/
This ancient enigma keeps everyone wondering what truth lies in those massive stones and luckily you have come upon a web site that will help you understand everything about Stonehenge. Check out the Students link!HISTORY OF JOUSTING
http://www.netcrafters.net/jousting/history/History.htm
Jousting in its original form has generally been credited to a French man named Geoffori de Pruelli. The "sport" -- actually more of an occupation at the time, spread from France to Germany, to England, and into southern Europe during the tenth to twelfth centuries.Jousting
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/1567/jousting.html
Jousting
http://www.scotfest.com/jousting.html
TermsCastles
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm
By providing these castle research pages, we hope to encourage students, writers, and enthusiasts of all ages to explore castles and to stimulate their creativity.Castles on the Web
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Castles of Wales
http://www.castlewales.com/home.html
The Castles of Wales web site provides visitors with a lot more than simply a few photographs of the most famous Welsh castles. Our pages cover a wide range of topics related to Welsh castles and Welsh medieval history, and many of our essays are written by today's leading experts in their respective fields of study.Castles Abbeys - Medieval Buildings
http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Links-Page.html
Where is Robin Hood in Nottinghamshire?
http://www.sistercities.co.uk/robinhood.php
Robin Hood
http://www.britainexpress.com/Myths/robin-hood.htm
The story of Robin Hood is so well known that it scarcely needs to be reviewed.Robin Hood and his historical context
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/robin_01.shtml
What is the historical fact behind the legend of Robin Hood? Did this potent outlaw folk hero really harass Guy of Gisborne and live in Sherwood Forest, or was he a mythical creation designed to express disatisfaction with unfair laws? Dr Mike Ibeji reveals the real Robin.Details of the Knights of the Round Table
http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/knights.html
by David Nash FordMedieval English Towns
http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html
The aim of this site is to provide historical information about cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages, with particular emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on social, political and constitutional history. A selection of primary documents (translated into English) relevant to English urban history is included. Great Resource! Glossary too!Internet Medieval Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
British history 1100-1800
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/britishhistory1100-1800.htm
Medieval world of TimeRef
http://www.timeref.org/
Follow the history of Medieval Britain from the time of Alfred the Great, through the Norman Conquest and up to the start of the Tudor Age. Detailed Timelines contain events for years between 800 and 1499AD. Maps show the locations of castles, abbeys and cathedrals in England, Scotland and Wales. Every person and building on this site has its own timeline and links to related subjects. This site is labelled with ICRASpartacus SchoolNet
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
BBC's interactive History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
The BBC's interactive History site. Explore by topic, time, people or place, or visit a multimedia zone packed with games, animations and 3D models. GREAT Site!History.uk.com
http://www.history.uk.com/
History comes to life when you get involved and do it yourself. History.uk.com offers information on thousands of places to find out more about historic ventures in the UK in our vast listings database.British History at About.com
http://britishhistory.about.com/
Brittania - America's Gateway to the British Isles
http://www.britannia.com/history/
Great site! Start here!Medieval England - English History
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval_britain_index.htm
Medieval England
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/subjects/british_isles/england/england.html
The Story Behind Thomas à Becket
http://www.digiserve.com/peter/becket.htm
This effort at the Thomas à Becket story is an amalgamation of information I have available to me together with details I have gathered from local historians with an interest in Canterbury. Like most tales that are 800 years old, there are bound to be variations depending upon the source. I only mention this in case there's some clever ------ out there who wants to berate me because my version doesn't match his or hers!The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170
http://www.ibiscom.com/becket.htm
A sword's crushing blow extinguished the life of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, on a cold December evening as he struggled on the steps of his altar. The brutal event sent a tremor through Medieval Europe. Public opinion of the time and subsequent history have laid the blame for the murder at the feet of Becket's former close personal friend, King Henry II.John Donne
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/
"When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language."John Donne
http://www2.wku.edu/~vanzekm/bio.htm
John Milton
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/milton/
John "The Lady" Milton (1608-1674)
http://www.incompetech.com/authors/milton/
Jonathan 'Isaac Bickerstaff' Swift (1667-1745)
http://www.incompetech.com/authors/swift/
Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland on 30 November 1667, second child and only son of Jonathan Swift1 and Abigaile Erick Swift. His father was dead before Jonathan, Junior was born, so the child's education was arranged by other relatives. Jonathan graduated from Trinity Colege, Dublin, in 16862 and then went to England to try his luck. He found a job as secretary to Sir William Temple, and it was in Sir William's household that he met Esther (Stella) Johnson3 and became her tutor. Now Sir William was an extremely important statesman of the day. He helped arrange the marriage of future British monarchs William and Mary4.Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jswift.htm
Pseudonyms: Isaac Bickerstaff, A Dissenter, A Person of Qauality, A Person of Honour, M.B. Drapier, T.R.D.J.S.D.O.P.I.I. (The Reverend Doctor Jonathan Switft, Dean of Partick's in Ireland)David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/
Excellent page!THE DICKENS PAGE
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/kipling.htm
English short-story writer, novelist and poet, who celebrated the heroism of British colonial soldiers in India and Burma.(Joseph) Rudyard Kipling
http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/rudyard-kipling.html
Scotland - A Concise History - The Land and the People
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotland/chap1.htm
The land of Scotland has dictated what sort of history its people would have.Timelines for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/
Excellent jump-off point for British History!Wales - History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/
Wales Calling
http://www.wales-calling.com/index.htm
In Wales Calling we have all the information you will need on the countryA history of Wales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/davies/
Irish History on the Web
http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~jdana/irehist.html
IRELAND
http://www.iol.ie/~dluby/ireland.htm
The Black Death: Bubonic Plague
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/LifeTimes/Plague.html
The Black Death - 1347 - 1350
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeath.html
The Black Death was one of the worst natural disasters in history. In 1347 A.D., a great plague swept over Europe and ravaged cities causing widespread hysteria and death. One third of the population of Europe died. "The impact upon the future of England was greater than upon any other European country." (Cartwright, 1991) The primary culprits in transmitting this disease were Oriental Rat Fleas carried on the back of black rats.The Black Death, 1348
http://www.ibiscom.com/plague.htm
The Middle Ages and Renaissance
http://www.ibiscom.com/mefrm.htm
The Great Famine (1315-1317) and the Black Death (1346-1351)
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/black_death.html
The 14th century was an era of catastrophes. Some of them man-made, such as the Hundred Years' War, the Avignon Papacy, and the Great Schism. These were caused by human beings, and we shall consider them a bit later. There were two more or less natural disasters either of which one would think would have been sufficient to throw medieval Europe into a real "Dark Ages": the Great Famine and the Black Death. Each caused millions of deaths, and each in its way demonstrated in dramatic fashion the existence of new vulnerabilities in Western European society. Together they subjected the population of medieval Europe to tremendous strains, leading many people to challenge old institutions and doubt traditional values, and, by so doing, these calamities altered the path of European development in many areas.Medieval Studies for K-12
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/pedagogical/k12/k12.html
The Net's - Educational Resource Center - Medieval History
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Medieval.html
All Shakespeare
http://www.allshakespeare.com/
Welcome to the ultimate guide to the works of William Shakespeare. This website has been created by Enotes.com, and contains everything you need in order to understand, study for, or write a paper about any of Williams Shakespeare's works.