Castles Abbeys
Medieval Buildings
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Here are a few links to pages that
may be of interest to you.
- Castles
On The Web - A
really superb site which is probably the premier castles site on
the Web. It gives a comprehensive listing of links to castles and
historical buildings all over the world. Plenty of information on
hundreds of buildings and most things historical, you can even
vote on how you enjoyed each link visited.
- StudyWeb.Com
- StudyWeb is one of the Internet's best
sites for educational resources for students and teachers. Their
reviewers have searched the Internet to select the best sites to
be included in their listing of educational links on all
subjects.
- Scottish
Castles -
An award winning site that features purely
Scottish Castles, towers and fortified houses, as well as
information and links on just about anything Scottish.
ORB
- An online ref book for Medieval Studies.
This is an academic site written and maintained by medieval
scholars and contains a wealth of excellent material for the
casual reader and academic alike.
- NewYorkCarver
- Gothic architecture and engineering at
its finest with links to dozens of online cathedral tours. A
nicely designed site which includes a free weekly guide to 'What's
New and Cool in the Middle Ages.
- Calligraphy
and Heraldry
-
Neil
Bromley is a Heraldic Artist, Calligrapher and
Illuminator. These pages are a showcase for his stunning work,
which includes family crests and shields, full coats of arms,
freedom scrolls, and medieval miniatures to reproductions of
manuscript pages.
- Medieval
History@About.com -
What it says, all about Medieval History
with all sorts of information available. An interesting site put
together with a lot of thought by the About.com history webguide.
- A
listing of medieval fortifications of England and
Wales - An
excellent amateur site that is designed to be a comprehensive
listing of all the medieval castles, castle sites, fortified
houses, urban and coastal defences and other fortifications of
England and Wales. The site also contains a huge list of sources
and downloadable archives, on what must be the most complete web
site listing available on the world wide web (This site was
previously know as Castellarium Philippis)
- The
Heritage Trail -
The authors of this site have travelled
extensivly throughout the UK and their site contains a lot of
infomation on Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories. Details of sites
ranging from the Stone Age to Victorian Period can also be found
here along with some fine Photos and Artwork from the
author.
- British
History Homepage
- A
nicely designed amateur site that covers various topics in history
including the Romans, the Hundred Years War, the Wars of the
Roses, the English Civil War and the Napoleonic Wars with France.
Recent additions include World War II. There is also some
information on re-enactment groups available here.
- WeddingVenues
Dot Com - There
are more than 3,500 licensed, civil wedding venues in the UK, and
it can be quite a task for the bride and groom to find, visit and
choose that ideal wedding venue. WeddingVenues.com has been
designed to take the pain out of the search.
- TimeRef
- An unusual but interesting and useful
site. It follows 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, giving 3-D diagrams and plenty of other
useful learning tools.
- English
Heritage
-
Their own web site listing all their
properties with admission details, but only a few pictures.
- The
National Trust
-
Another valuable site listing all their
properties and details of admission, but again only a few
pictures.
- Castles
of Britain - This
site is dedicated to the promotion and study of British Castles.
The site features a photo gallery, learning center, a map room,
castle listings, but charge for some of their
services.
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