A New Theory on the Costumes of the Oseberg Queen and Her Attendant
A translation of a part of the chapter in a book based on a ship-burial of a wealthy (perhaps royal) woman from the Vestfold
Business in the Urban Home
This article relates to the trade in commodities from people's homes in the Middle Ages
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.
Collection: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes
Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes, taken from the "British Museum Cookbook" by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson
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--Peasants
An overview of the daily lives of Medieval Peasants including aspects such as clothing, food, marriage and children.
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.
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.
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 wit…
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.
Forme of Cury
Medieval recipes from "A Roll of Ancient English Cookery", which was compiled about 1390 CE.
GodeCookery.Com
A selection of recipes and cookery books and related information, mainly from the late Middle Ages.
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.
Instruments of Torture, Medieval Times
Provides an overview of instruments of torture, including illustrations and descriptions of how they were used.
Life in a Medieval Castle
Brief account of daily life in a Medieval Castle. Touches on such aspects as religion, hygiene and water.
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 …
Markets and Fairs in Britain and Ireland before 1216
A comparative study on the growth of trade in Britain and Ireland before 1216.
Marriage During the Middle Ages
Information on traditions, laws, customs, ceremonies, weddings, feasts, clothing, jewelry, beauty treatment, gifts, dresses, showers, courtly love, and knights and chivalry.
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