Great Websites for the Renaissance
All About Renaissance Faires: Information on faires, festivals, clothing, cookbooks, recipes and a lot more.
Articles Related to Daily Life in the Renaissance: Includes articles on family life, daily life and links to other sites.
The Black Death: Bubonic Plague (History for Kids)
The Black Death
The Black Death (Boise State University)
A Brief History of Map-making: A short history of map making.
Brief History of Maps and Cartography: This site looks at the history of cartography (map making) from ancient times to the present -- including the Renaissance.
Craft Guilds and Occupations: Links to other sites and articles on jobs and guilds of the Medieval and Renaissance eras.
The Development of Toilets and Sanitation: A brief history of how toilets developed.
Education in the Renaissance (Handbook for the Renaissance)
Eras of Elegance: The Renaissance This site has information on many aspects of the Renaissance.
Faire Speak: Want to learn to speak English from the Elizabethan era? Take a look here.
Games and Sports in the Renaissance
Gutenberg Homepage: Take a look at Gutenberg and his printing press.
Heritage of the Renaissance (CSU Pomona): This site contains a brief explanation of the Renaissance, Art and Science, and a number of biographies including Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Raphael and Castiglione.
History of Medicine: The Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
Dress, Jewels, Arms and Coat of Arms of the Late Middle Ages (Central European University): Check out the information on arms and armor, costumes, jewelry and heraldry.
Elizabethan Era: Great source for anything Elizabethan; Clothing, theatre, sports, music recipes and food, life and times and much more.
Language - Medieval & Renaissance Speak: Learn how to speak and communicate with people from the Renaissance era. A very thorough site.
Medieval Games (and Renaissance too): Describes many of the popular games and sports of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Medieval Guilds
Renaissance Art (Sweet Briar College, Virginia)
Renaissance Biographies (Phoenix School District, New York)
Renaissance Connection (Allentown Art Museum): Explore art, innovations, an artist’s life or become a patron of the arts. Great way to explore the Renaissance.
Renaissance Fencing (Martial Arts Headquarters): Contains a history of fencing and includes links to more information on the web.
Welcome to the Renaissance Faire: A very extensive site on everything, costuming, language, acting, history and more.
Touring a Medieval Castle: Here are some great sites that will take you on a virtual tour.