The new Archwilio App will now allow smartphone and tablet users to digitally explore over 100,000 archaeological records in Wales for the first time.
Take a (Virtual) Tour of St.Andrew’s Cathedral in the year 1318
November 5, 2013 By
An Open Virtual Worlds project is allowing people in 2013 to go back nearly seven hundred years to explore one of Scotland’s most important medieval cathedrals.
Pelagios Project to give better understanding of ancient and medieval maps
September 23, 2013 By
A collaborative project is bringing together maps and geographical texts from Antiquity and the Middle Ages in a new online database that will allow researchers and the general public to explore online the changing historical significance of many of the world’s most famous cities, as well as smaller urban centres.
Project uses GIS to map Jewish communities of the Byzantine Empire
June 5, 2013 By
Geographic information systems – once limited to the domain of physical geographers – are emerging as a promising tool to study the past, as researchers are discovering for medieval history.
Five medieval websites to explore
May 30, 2013 By
Five more websites we have come across that are worth a look at…
The Geese Book – medieval manuscript now available online
November 28, 2012 By
One of the most interesting manuscripts of the late Middle Ages is now available online – The Geese Book, a lavishly and whimsically illuminated, two-volume liturgical book, can now be accessed through a project from the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
University of Exeter to create app showcasing Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
November 12, 2012 By
The world’s largest collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry may soon be available on a smart device App, as part of a project initiated by the University of Exeter.
Medieval Podcasts
October 5, 2012 By
Here are eighteen podcasts/radio programs you can listen to which offer great content on the Middle Ages.
The Reference Corpus of Late Middle English Scientific Prose
September 25, 2012 By
This paper presents the current status of the project Reference Corpus of Late Middle English Scientific Prose, which pursues the digital editing of hitherto unedited scientific, particularly medical, manuscripts in late Middle English, as well as the compilation of an annotated corpus
Five new websites for medievalists
September 20, 2012 By
In the first of what will be an occasional series, here are five new websites on the Middle Ages…
People of Medieval Scotland online database officially launched
September 5, 2012 By
The People of Medieval Scotland (PoMS) project has catalogued over 21,000 individuals mentioned in 8,600 documents. The documents, written between 1093 and 1314, tell the story of Scotland’s transformation from a land of patchwork regions to an established kingdom with fixed borders and modern systems of government.
Taking Inventory of Manuscripts. Survey of Tasks Achieved and Tasks to Do
August 6, 2012 By
This paper was an informal discussion on the topic of manuscripts and canonical resources, regional statistics and the problems with current database compilation.
New Battle of Bannockburn website launched
July 23, 2012 By
With 700 days to go until the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland have launched a new website to promote the medieval battle and the construction of a visitor’s centre that will make the site a major tourist destination.
St Andrews Cathedral in Scotland recreated online
June 25, 2012 By
People can now explore St Andrews Cathedral, Scotland’s largest medieval church, as it looked in the Middle Ages, through a new online portal created by the University of St Andrews.
History of the Ancient World
June 22, 2012 By
HistoryoftheAncientWorld.com focuses on some of the civilizations from around the world prior to the year 1000. You can find news, articles, videos and more about the Ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, Mayans, Chinese and even prehistoric peoples.
Early Modern England
June 22, 2012 By
EarlyModernEngland.com covers the history of England from the late fifteenth century to the end of the Victorian Era.
American Civil War
June 22, 2012 By
Our website www.americancivilwar.ca covers the war that took place between 1861 to 1865 in the United States, when the southern American states tried to secede and form the Confederate States of America
The War of 1812
June 22, 2012 By
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of this conflict, we have created TheWarof1812.net.
Creating An Online Portal Into The Medieval World
June 14, 2012 By
Researchers are in the process of pulling together a website bringing together scores of electronic resources on medieval subjects, including literature, history, theology, architecture, art history and philosophy.
New website – Getty Research Portal – offers better access to art history resources
June 4, 2012 By
The Getty Research Portal is a free online search gateway that aggregates descriptive metadata of digitized art history texts, with links to fully digitized copies that are free to download.
MyDante: An Online Environment for Contemplative and Collaborative Reading
May 30, 2012 By
This paper explores the tensions between individual and collaborative aspects of reading in the context of MyDante, a digital environment for the study of Dante’s Divine Comedy.
I’m the King of the Castle: Historvius launches social-travel game
May 30, 2012 By
Leading history travel website Historvius.com has launched a new social-travel game allowing people to truly become King of the Castle or even Emperor of the Colosseum. Users can rule historic sites they’ve visited, earn points, titles and badges, share with their friends and build their very own virtual empire while they travel.
Thousands of Irish Medieval Documents now available online
May 15, 2012 By
Trinity College Dublin historians have reconstructed invaluable medieval documents destroyed during the bombardment of the Four Courts in 1922.
Exhibition reveals the genius of Leonardo’s anatomical work
May 2, 2012 By
Leonardo da Vinci’s ground-breaking studies of the human body are to go on display in the largest-ever exhibition of his anatomical work.
Links
April 21, 2012 By
Here are some links to other medieval sites and to the other history sites we run
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