Middle AgesĀ (orĀ Medieval period),Ā lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapseĀ of the Western Roman EmpireĀ and merged into the RenaissanceĀ and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages. [1] [2]
Behind the Name: Medieval Names
Medieval Naming Guides: English
Timeline - Middle Ages: 500 AD - 1500 AD
Medieval History Timeline
Medieval Children - Daily Life for Children in the Middle Ages
BBC - What Medieval Europe Did With Its Teenagers
Childhood in Medieval England
Daily Life in England in the Middle Ages
Life in a Medieval Castle
Medieval Occupations - Jobs
Officers & Servants in a Medieval Castle
The Middle Ages - Town Life
The Middle Ages - Feudal Life
Village Life in the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages - More About Homes
Medieval - Homes for the Rich
The Middle Ages - Religion
Noble Women in Middle Ages
Employment - A Womanās Work
Marriage, Romance, and Women in Medieval Times
Life in a Medieval Village - Marriage
Middle Ages - Marriage, Pleasure and Consummation
Divorce and Medievalās Womenās Rights
During Medieval Europe, how taboo was incest and homosexuality?
Any noteworthy examples of tolerance towards homosexuality in the Medieval Ages?
How common was it for people of color to live in Medieval Europe, and how were they treated by both white commoners and nobles?
How were elder people regarded and treated in the Middle Ages?
How were disabled people (mentally or physically) viewed during the middle ages and were deformed babies ever killed at birth?
How were people of small stature treated or perceived during the Middle Ages?
Medieval History - Knightās Life
Uses of Herbs in Medieval Life
Life in a Medieval Monastery
Daily Life of a Monk in the Middle Ages
Trade and Travel in the Middle Ages
Medieval Deaths, Funeral Rites & Rituals
Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
ORB: Web Sites Relevant to Medieval Studies
Odinās Castle of Dreams & Legends - Medieval History
Kingdom of Atlantian A&S Links: Main
SCA, Inc. - Research & Resource Links
Currency and Banking in the late Middle Ages
Medieval England - List of Prices of Items
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Medieval Art
Art History Resources - Medieval Art
Ballads: Exploring the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages - Arts & Entertainment
The Middle Ages - Medieval Music
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Entertainment in the Middle Ages
Medieval Games & Pastimes
Middle Ages: Books and Literature
Gode Cookery:Ā A Compilation of Medieval Recipes from Authentic Sources
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages
Compilation of Medieval Recipes
A Little Culinary History - Medieval Cookery & Food
Medieval SCA Recipes CookbookĀ
Kingdom of Atlantian Brewers Guild - Recipes
How did people get fresh water in the Middle Ages?
Hygiene, Health & Medicine
Medicine in the Middle Ages
Medicine History in the Middle Ages
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Medicine in the Middle Ages
Famines of the Middle Ages
Health and Medicine in Medieval England
The Black Death - Bubonic Plague
Survival of the Black Death
Was there anything that existed in Middle Ages that would have been able to prevent and/or cure Bubonic Plague (AKA Black Death)?
How did doctors and carters protect themselves during the Black Death?
In the times of the Great Plague, did doctors know about the concept of contamination?Ā
Why did certain regions of Europe escape the Black Death?
The Medieval Miracles of Healing
Medieval Feminine Hygiene
Medieval Births and Birthing
Sex, Contraception, and Sexuality
Birth Control and Abortion in the Middle Ages
Would most medieval women have understood the specific causes of pregnancy?
How were one or more miscarriage viewed in the late Middle Ages?
In Medieval Europe, what would have been the reaction to a person going into a coma?
The Middle Ages - Clothing
Medieval Pleasant Clothing
Middle Ages Ladies Dresses
Medieval Womenās Clothing
Footwear of the Middle Ages
Glossary of Middle Ages Footwear
Middle Ages/Renaissance Hairstyles
Scents of the Middle Ages
Medieval Origins (Words & Phrases)
Writing Medieval Dialogue
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
Middle Ages - Major Wars and Conflicts
Law and Order of the Middle Ages
Medieval Military Organization
Medieval Life - Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
10 BrutalĀ JudicialĀ Punishments from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages Justice & Law
To what extent was torture criticized or objected too in the Middle Ages
What was the publicās consensus on the effectiveness of Medieval torture methods to extract information. Wouldnāt it have been obvious that people are giving in to false confessions in order to stop the pain. Were there any outspoken critics of torture?
