Medieval » General Resources

Cartographic Images

Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Maps.

English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course

Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

New (2002) English society dedicated to medieval genealogical research and publications. The main web site has open access and gives details of our current projects, including a revision of Turton's Plantagenet Ancestry. There is also an online database, the Medieval Genealogical Registry, access to which requires registration and a modest fee (

Images Of Medieval Art And Architecture - Maps Of Great Britain

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Medieval Death Bot @DeathMedieval (Twitter)

Real deaths from medieval coroners' rolls transcribed & tweeted daily.

Medieval English Towns

An outstanding online source for medieval urban history in England.

Medieval Names Archive

Medieval Studies

NetSERF - The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

Prosopographical Research Unit

From Linacre College, Oxford, England. Promotes the study of medieval prosopography - the social science using genealogy, onomastics and demography to study the past.

Some notes on medieval English genealogy

Much more than just some notes - this site provides excellent content and links for the serious medieval researcher.

The Domesday Book Online

The Fine Art of Calligraphy, Heraldry and Medieval Illumination

Produced by artist, Neil Bromley, an extensive gallery of artwork produced on vellum and gold leaf. Family crests and shields, full coats of arms, freedom scrolls, and medieval miniatures to reproductions of manuscript pages. Past commisions have included honorary scrolls for the city of London and royalty.

The National Archives (UK) - Medieval and early modern family history

The Shaping of the Medieval World - Medieval Web Links

Torrione Castle - an unusual example of a Museum for History

From Italy. Be sure to check out their Vialardi di Sandigliano lineage library.