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Frequently used Sites
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Books: card catalog
Some keywords or subject headings you might want to search on are: Shakespeare; Shakespearean, Elizabethan; Costume; etc.
PDF Resources:
Internet Resources: These are general Elizabethan sites. See the Search Note at the bottom of the page.
An Introduction to Shakespeare:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/shakespeare/intro.htm
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet.
The navigation menu at left appears on each major page. Use it to access the resources indexed here.http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm
Daily Life:
Life in Elizabethan, England. A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/home.html
Elizabethan Everyday Life This is a k-12 site but is well documented and nicely organized. Developed by the Springfield, Ill. Comm. School District.
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/everylife.html
Elizabethan life in Britain Architecture, literature, and daily life in Elizabethan England. http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.htm
Elizabethan Information. This is a site with an interesting list of links to subjects such as sports, religion, and money. Etc.
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listelizabetma1.html#cat3
Renaissance The Elizabethan World
Elizabethan Age
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-age.htm
A large table of different subjects including, Elizabethan life, food, theater, music, recipes, and even an Elizabethan dictionary.
Language:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/shakespeare/intro.htm
Recipes/Cooking:
Elizabethan cookbooks/Recipes
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/old-elizabethan-recipes.htm
A rough translation of an Elizabethan poem on table manners. (Authorship unknown and undocumented.)
http://www.seatofmars.com/elizabethanmanners.htm
An Elizabethan Supper
http://www.3owls.org/sca/cook/eliz.htm
A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Cooking
http://www.3owls.org/sca/cook/guide.htm
Medicine:
Elizabethan Medicine
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-medicine-and-illnesses.htm
Popular Medicine in Elizabethan times
http://www.tudorgroup.co.uk/Articles/Popular_medicine.html
The Black Death
http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
Religion:
http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/elizabethanreligion.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/religion-elizabethan-england.htm
Dress:
Elizabethan Costuming Page. Very extensive set of pages!
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/
The Costume Page. Elizabethan / Shakespearean Era Costume
http://www.costumepage.org/tcpinfo2.html#history
Costume History at The Costumer's Manifesto. Costume and dress through the ages.
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm Choose by era.
Clothing for men
Misc.:
Elizabethan Weapons
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-weapons.htm
Swords for the Elizabethan Gentleman
http://www.tudorshoppe.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SW
Search Note: There are literally thousands of web sites dealing with the Elizabethan era.
To find a specific topic, go to www.Google.com or www.AltaVista.com and do a phrase or keyword search.
Examples:
+Elizabethan +weapons +Elizabethan +religion OR +religions (note the plural option)
+Elizabethan +costume +Elizabethan +medicine +Elizabethan +diseases OR +plague
LOOK AT THE SOURCE URL and determine WHO is putting up the site.