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Cauldrons and the Development of Cast Iron for Domestic Use Cauldrons and the Development of Cast Iron for Domestic Use: This article contains a paragraph on the use of cauldrons for medieval domestic use along with relevant illustrations. (Daily Life) http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jselmer/cauldrons.htm The Employees of Durham Priory, 1494-1519 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. (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Priory_employees.htm Rural and urban elites in England during the later Middle Ages Rural and urban elites in England during the later Middle Ages: Transcript of a lecture that largely deals with the interaction between rural and urban elites in Medieval England. Touches on aspects of the daily lives of these classes such as incomes, taxes and municipal issues. (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/articles/Elites.htm Life in the Middle Ages 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. (Daily Life) http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm Markets and Fairs in Britain and Ireland before 1216 Markets and Fairs in Britain and Ireland before 1216: A comparative study on the growth of trade in Britain and Ireland before 1216. (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/articles/Earlymarkets.htm GodeCookery.Com GodeCookery.Com: A selection of recipes and cookery books and related information, mainly from the late Middle Ages. (Daily Life) http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm Food in Medieval Jewish Spain Food in Medieval Jewish Spain: An overview of foods that were eaten by Jewish people in medieval Spain. Includes links to resources and analysis of some primary and secondary sources. (Daily Life) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/8636/Food.html Medieval Wedding Ceremonies 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. (Daily Life) http://www.medieval-weddings.net/ Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe: 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 Europ (Daily Life) http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html Daily Life--Peasants Daily Life--Peasants: An overview of the daily lives of Medieval Peasants including aspects such as clothing, food, marriage and children. (Daily Life) http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/pdailylife.html Historical Recipes of Different Cultures 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. (Daily Life) http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/index.html Middle Ages Middle Ages: Museum site with an e-tour of facets of Medieval life relating to Knights, Merchants, the Church and Peasants. (Daily Life) http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/ The Flour of Chivalry The Flour of Chivalry: A short history of medieval bakers' guilds, focusing on pricing, aspects of membership and issues with local authorities and the growth of urbanisation. (Daily Life) http://www.whirlwind-design.com/madbaker/bakerguild.html Medieval Life 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. (Daily Life) http://www.medieval-life.net Food Coloring Agents Food Coloring Agents: These are listed by colour, with details of ingredients. (Daily Life) http://www.pbm.com/%7elindahl/articles/food_coloring_agents.html Medieval Use of Herbs Medieval Use of Herbs: List and brief descriptions of herbs used in the Middle Ages. (Daily Life) http://www.lehigh.edu/~jahb/herbs/teen.htm Cooking from Primary Sources: Some General Comments 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. (Daily Life) http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/cooking_from_primary_sources.html Food in England Since 1066 -- A Vegetarian Evolution? - Part 1: The Middle Ages Food in England Since 1066 -- A Vegetarian Evolution? - Part 1: The Middle Ages: An article about vegetarian diets in the Middle Ages, detailing specific foods and the ways in which they were used. Relevant quotes from various secondary sources are included with a commentary from the writer of the article. (Daily Life) http://www.ivu.org/history/renaissance/middle-ages.html The Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260 - 1350 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. (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Winchester%20before%201350.htm Life in a Medieval Castle Life in a Medieval Castle: Brief account of daily life in a Medieval Castle. Touches on such aspects as religion, hygiene and water. (Daily Life) http://www.castlewales.com/life.html The Dark Ages The Dark Ages: Online presentation giving an overview of Dark Ages themes such as daily life, economic revival and science. (Daily Life) http://www.fscwv.edu/users/dyoung/Middle/ Meals & Manners 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. (Daily Life) http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/lifemann/manners/ Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage: Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking. (Daily Life) http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html Scott Rees's History Sites Scott Rees's History Sites: Brief notes on feudal life. (Daily Life) http://www.scotttrees.com/middleages/ The Vikings - Snayfwickby The Vikings - Snayfwickby: Contain information about aspects of daily Viking life such as eating habits, animal rearing and travel. The site is aimed at 7 to 8 year old children, and was produced by Snaith Primary School in East Yorkshire, England. (Daily Life) http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/village.htm The Royal and Delightful Game of Piquet 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. (Daily Life) http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/org/Medieval/www/src/contributed/grm/games/piquet.html Medieval Rules and Rituals: Love and Marriage Medieval Rules and Rituals: Love and Marriage: A collection of essays on the topic of Medieval relationships. (Daily Life) http://www.dfwx.com/medieval_cult.html Instruments of Torture, Medieval Times Instruments of Torture, Medieval Times: Provides an overview of instruments of torture, including illustrations and descriptions of how they were used. (Daily Life) http://www.click2history.com/torture/torture_ch1.htm Viking Age Foodstuffs Viking Age Foodstuffs: Archaeological Finds of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Viking Foodstuffs (Daily Life) http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikfood.html Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Daily Life In Viking Age Scandinavia Page Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Daily Life In Viking Age Scandinavia Page: Contains detailed information about such aspects of Viking daily life as clothing, food, naming practices and sexual politics. Contains some analysis of primary sources to provide this information. (Daily Life) http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/VALDailyLife.htm Some Clothing of the Middle Ages Some Clothing of the Middle Ages: Historical Clothing from Archaeological Finds, primarily focusing on England, Western Europe, and the Scandinavian Milieu. (Daily Life) http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html Medieval Pottery Research Group 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. (Daily Life) http://www.medievalpottery.org.uk Business in the Urban Home Business in the Urban Home: This article relates to the trade in commodities from people's homes in the Middle Ages (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Colchester_trade.htm The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ancient Cookery The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ancient Cookery: These recipes are aimed at modern re-creation, but the original recipes are given. (Daily Life) http://www.panix.com/~nexus/cooking/ The Marketing of Grain in England, 1250-1350 The Marketing of Grain in England, 1250-1350: Aspects of grain marketing in Medieval England such as pricing, famines and transportation issues. This includes discussions on how these issues impacted on the lives of all classes of people in this time period. (Daily Life) http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/articles/Grainframe.htm Do Exempla Illustrate Daily Life? 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. (Daily Life) http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/e-center/johnston.html Forme of Cury Forme of Cury: Medieval recipes from "A Roll of Ancient English Cookery", which was compiled about 1390 CE. (Daily Life) http://www.pbm.com/%7Elindahl/foc/ COLLECTION: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes COLLECTION: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes, taken from the "British Museum Cookbook" by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson (Daily Life) http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/med-anglosaxon-coll.html The Visigothic Code: Forum Iudicum The Visigothic Code: Forum Iudicum: The Law Code of the Visigoths of Spain. In translation with a helpful preface. (Daily Life) http://libro.uca.edu/vcode/visigoths.htm Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ages 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. (Daily Life) http://www.umm.maine.edu/medica/ Medieval Clothing Medieval Clothing: Medieval costume. Men's clothing, women's clothing, children's clothing, sanitary napkins, diapers, wool, linen, silk, leather, fur (Daily Life) http://www.octavia.net/9thclife/Clothing.htm Wichamstow Village 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. (Daily Life) http://www.regia.org/village.htm The 'Law Merchant' and the Fair Court of St. Ives, 1270-1324 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. (Daily Life) http://www.stevesachs.com/papers/paper_thesis.html Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum) Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum): A brief study of the impact of the Crusades on women. Includes links to information on Women of note. (Daily Life) http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html Medieval Technology Page Medieval Technology Page: A very interesting look at medieval technology; how it was created, how it worked, and how it was used. (Daily Life) http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html Bracton's De legibus et Consuetudines Angliae 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. (Daily Life) http://bracton.law.cornell.edu/bracton/Common/index.html The Peasants: Advances in Agricultural Technology, 800-1000 The Peasants: Advances in Agricultural Technology, 800-1000: A lecture on medieval agricultural technology and its relationship with the daily lives of peasants by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. (Daily Life) http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/peasants.html Medieval Mustard Medieval Mustard: Medieval recipes and uses for mustard are included in this page, drawing heavily on primary sources. (Daily Life) http://www.greydragon.org/library/mustard.html Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages: This page is dedicated to that most ancient of fermented beverages, mead, with information on wine, beer and cider as well. Short histories of each beverage are included, as well as information on the brewing methods used. (Daily Life) http://home.sunlitsurf.com/~mshapiro/calcohol.html Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: Lives of Medieval Women 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. (Daily Life) http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/