• Medieval History
• Knights Templar
• The Crusades
• Chivalric Orders
• Christianity
• Churches
• Monarchist
• Renaissance

Medieval History

ORB - Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - very good reference site overall:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/

The Labyrinth - Resources for Medieval Studies, sponsored by Georgetown University:
http://georgetown.edu/labyrinth/

Internet Medieval Sourcebook - selected sources and texts; scholarly:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1g.html

Rosslyn Chapel Trust - the official Rosslyn Chapel website, including news, beautiful images of some of the carvings, and replicas and books from the online shop:
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk

WWWVirtual Library, History Index for Medieval Europe - vast info. here:
http://www.msu.edu/~georgem1/history/medieval.htm

Medieval History Time Line -
http://ukans.edu/kansas/medieval/timeline.html

Medieval Maps and Images -
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html

Medieval Manuscript Manual - structure and manufacture of medieval books:
http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/MMM/index.html

Knights and Armour - many related sites listed here about knights, chivalry, armour:
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/knightsarmor.index.htm

Knights Templar

Historical

Templar Sites of England & Wales - A joint project by Ancient Quest and The Grand Priory of the Knights Templar in England & Wales, to build a detailed database of historical and visitor information on sites associated with the medieval Knights Templar:
http://www.templarsites.org.uk/

Templarhistory.com is the website of highly regarded researchers Stephen Dafoe and Alan Butler, devoted to providing information on the history and mystery of the Knights Templar, past, present and future:
http://www.templarhistory.com/

Templar History Magazine is their quarterly publication of all things Templar - certainly recommended:
http://www.templarhistory.com/magazine/

'In Praise of the New Knighthood' - English translation of early 12th c. work by St. Bernard of Clairvaux:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/bernard.html

'Lament for the Templars', by Anonymous (1308) - A lament for the medieval Knights Templar by someone who was close to them; transl. by Dr. Helen Nicolson:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/AnonLamt.html

ORB article on The Templars - by Malcolm Barber; http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/Templar.html

'The Primitive Rule of the Templars' - Transl. by J. Upton -Ward:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/T_Rule.html

'Rule of St. Benedict compared with the Rule of the Templars' - by S. Grobschmidt:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/comprule.html

Templar History - the excellent web site of Canadian researcher Stephen Dafoe:
http://www.templarhistory.com/history.html

Modern Orders

Grand Priory of Knights Templar of England & Wales - The official site of the Grand Priory of KT of England & Wales, OSMTH -affiliated:
http://www.templars.org.uk

Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (OSMTH) - Also known as the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, OSMTH is based on an ancient Christian brotherhood, and is an international assoc. of ecumenical Christians, a modern -day Order of the Knights Templar:
http://www.osmth.org

Militi Templi Scotia - A modern -day Scottish Knights Templar order, OSMTH -affiliated:
http://homepages.enterprise.net/paulmagoo

The Crusades

ORB - Crusades Bibliography - for detailed, scholarly research resources on the Crusades:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/bibliographies/crusades.html

ORB - Crusades History - scholarly sources and interesting articles; volumes of info. here!:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/crusades/Crusade_Intro.html

Knighthood, Chivalry, and Tournaments resource library - Ready for a good joust? Lots of good info. here:
http://www.chronique.com/intro.htm

Peter the Hermit & the 'Peoples' Crusade' - all about this very important, but enigmatic, figure of the crusades:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/peterhermit.html

The First Crusade (1095 -1099) - Many informative sites related to the First Crusade listed here:
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/firstcrusade/index.htm

The Crusades - articles from the Catholic Encyclopedia - lots of info. here on many different aspects of the Crusades:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm

The Crusades (1095 -1261) - French history and the Middle Ages:
http://www.france.com/culture/history/middleages.html

Heraldry - informative site all about heraldry, glossary of heraldic terms, altas, discussion groups:
http://heraldica.org

Ashgate Publishing - highly recommended for authoratative, scholarly, and interesting books on the Crusades, Military Orders, Medieval History, Philosophy, and so on; one of the best humanities publishers today:
http://www.ashgate.com

Boydell and Brewer - excellent books on Medieval history, esp. Arthurian; U.K. publisher:
http://www.boydell.co.uk

Oxbow Books - books on the Crusades, Medieval History, Knights Templar, archaeology, the ancient world, and much more; highly recommended for scholarly, authoratative books:
http://www.oxbowbooks.com

Chivalric Orders

The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem - The largest of the Orders of St. John is the British Most Venerable Order:
http://www.saintjohn.org

The Augustan Society - An Int'l Genealogical, Historical, Heraldic, & Chivalric society based in the USA:
http://www.augustansociety.org

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta - The Grand Priory of England website:
http://www.orderofmalta.org.uk/priory.htm

The Most Noble Order of the Garter -
http://www.churchill-society-london.org.uk/garter.html

Order of Christ - A Portuguese military order, originated with the Knights Templar:
http://www.thornr.demon.co.uk/kchrist/overview.html

Society of the Golden Fleece -
http://www.antiquesatoz.com/sgfleece/

Teutonic Knights - history of the medieval order:
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/monastic/opsahl2a.html

Franciscan Order of Celi De - A Celtic -Franciscan monastic community in the Anglican communion, Gray Friars and Sisters of Brigit and Clare:
http://www.geocities.com/celi_de/index.html

Christianity

Dead Sea Scrolls Project - major website, Univ. of Chicago, very informative about this key subject:
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/SCR/Scrolls.html

Religions Resources.org - Many religious resources on the net; informative material here:
http://www.religiousresources.org/

Bible 2000 - Biblical studies; resource site:
http://www.bible2000.org/comments2.htm

Iona - information by the National Trust for Scotland; how to get there, etc:
http://www.nts.org.uk/iona.html

Iona Cathedral Trust - information about the Trust founded to maintain, interpret and further develop the Abbey Buildings, Nunnery, Royal Burial Ground and associated memorials:
http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charity1/ch003041.htm

Isle of Iona - more information about this key island, so important to Celtic Christianity:
http://www.scotland-info.co.uk/iona.htm

Lindisfarne - 'Holy Island' off the Northumbrian coast; This is the British Library's official Lindisfarne website; digitalised illuminated manuscripts:
http://www.bl.uk/diglib/treasures/lindisfarne.html

St. Aidan Trust - Dedicated to St. Aidan of Lindisfarne:
http://www.aidantrust.org

Anamchara Celtic Church - Celtic Christianity site; an active community today:
http://www.celtchristian.net/acc/acc_intro.htm

Franciscan Order of Celi De - A Celtic -Franciscan monastic community in the Anglican communion; Gray Friars and Sisters of Brigit and Clare:
http://www.geocities.com/celi_de/index.html

St. Columba Center - A US -based Celtic Christianity site:
http://www.stcolumbacenter.org/

Churches

Official Church of England website - and information about the worldwide Anglican communion:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org

Vatican - official website of the Holy see:
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

Greek Orthodox Church in Great Britain - official website:
http://www.nostos.com/church/

Society of Friends (Quakers) in Great Britain -
http://www.quaker.org.uk/main.html

World Council of Churches -
http://www.wcc-coe.org

Church of Scotland -
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk

The Church in Wales -
http://www.churchinwales.org.uk

Westminster Abbey -
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/

St. Paul's Cathedral -
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/rindex.htm

Canterbury Cathedral -
http://www.canterbury -cathedral.org/

Catholic Encyclopedia -
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen

Monarchists

Historic Royal Palaces (UK) - Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, etc.:
http://www.hrp.org.uk/index2.htm

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund -
http://www.theworkcontinues.org/

Dr. Otto von Habsburg -
http://otto.twschwarzer.de/

Karl von Habsburg -
http://www.twschwarzer.de/karl.htm

The British Monarchy Official site -
http://www.royal.gov.uk/

Official web site of the Prince of Wales -
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/

International Monarchist League - for those interested in the monarchies around the world:
http://www.monarchy.net

Renaissance

Renaissance Studies - many informative links here:
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/therenaissance/index.htm

Renaissance in Europe - Renaissance history, many resource links:
http://www.providence.edu/dwc/renhist.htm

Renaissance Art and Architecture -
http://www.providence.edu/dwc/Renart.htm

Baroque Age of King Louis XIV - Information about the 'Sun King':
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1663/index.html

Botticelli -
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/auth/botticelli

Albrecht Durer -
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cjackson/durer/

Gardens of the Renaissance - Renaissance gardens and their history:
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Home/high_gardens.html

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