Whether you're looking for the Treaty of Aix or Bad Manners of a Crusading Prince, you'll find it here. The site provides information on life in the Middle Ages, including discussions of politics, legislation, warfare, religion, and geography. As Western Europe sank into the Dark Ages, the Eastern Empire rose in prominence and splendor. This site, based on an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, takes visitors on a virtual tour of the art and history of this important center of power. This interactive timeline, detailing more than 1,000 years of technological development, traces the advance of technology, from the plow and horseshoe in the epoch between A.D. 500 and 700 through the development of the blast furnace between 1300 and 1500.
Numerous hyperlinks provide additional information about each technological advance.
In the Middle Ages, the local barber performed surgery without anesthesia. This well-designed look at the Middle Ages includes sections on feudalism, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts and entertainment, and town life that are sure to inspire further online adventures. The more than 50 chapters in this imposing tome provide hundreds of links to such topics as falconry, alchemy, calligraphy, cartography, and much more. Visitors can stop at a medieval village of shops and homes, meet a number of interesting characters, and search the site with Ye Olde Virtual Transporter. Inc. All Rights Reserved.