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1. Medieval Quest Develop your child's love for history as you undertake a hands-on exploration of the Dark and Middle Ages. There are many exciting themes relating to this time period and a wealth of excellent literature written about it. On this page you will find l...
2. Middle Age Freebies We are currently doing a unit study on the Middle Ages that will last all year long. In our research we have already gathered a ton of links and we needing a place to put them that we could add a brief description on. It never fails that just when yo...
3. Castles of England This lens is about the beautiful and amazing castles of Britain, which I hope to some day visit. I've always been fascinated with castles. Since there's so many, and I have a ways to go to list more, I will never list all of them. Just my favorites...
4. Medieval Weapons Starting with the major Medieval seige weapons and moving through the other common weapons of that historical era. Eventually this page will be a large resource for everything involving Medieval Weapons.
5. Nicolaus Copernicus Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized science by postulating that the earth and other planets revolve about a stationary sun. Developed in the early 1500s but not published until years later, his heliocentric (sun-centered) theory disp...
6. Castle Unit Study Links These are links that go along with our Middle Ages study but we ran out of room on the other page.
7. The Invention of the Clock Having accurate time measurement is something that we take for granted. We have clocks everywhere that we go. We wear clocks on our wrists, carry them around on cell phones, view them on our ovens and DVD players, and can find them just about anywher...
8. Baron the Friesian One of the most incredible Friesian stallions for crossbreeding you will ever find! We are pleased to announce Baron is now double registered with Friesians of America (FOA) as well as FPS. Read on to learn more about Baron the Friesian and this r...
9. Medieval Weddings: How To Plan Your Fairy Tale Wedding Having a Medieval wedding is certainly not a "traditional" theme to choose. Although it can be more difficult to plan, a Medieval or Renaissance theme lends itself to having your wedding guests interact and participate with the wedding cere...
10. Camera Lucida: a lens for the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) Welcome all! This lens is a place for all things related to the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). I hope you find it useful; please feel free to contact me if you have any compliments, complaints, or suggestions. Enjoy! For those who don't know...
11. Artellus "Art From Earth" Welcome to my lens featuring items for sale with my Medieval Art-inspired designs, and info about the 15th Century artworks that have inspired my art.
12. Medieval Prayers This is a collection of medieval prayers that I provide my customers who are looking for something different or more traditional to pray.
13. Vintage Valentine's Day Cards Vintage Valentine's Day cards carry us back to another era, when life was slower and sentiments didn't have to be hilarious, witty, or edgy. Greeting cards spoke about relationships as if they were made of glass. I kind of like that. This lens will...
14. The Brothers Grimm Jakob Karl Grimm was born on January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany. His brother, Wilhelm Karl Grimm, was born on February 24 of the following year. They were the oldest surviving sons of Philipp Grimm, a lawyer who served as Hanau's town clerk. As small...
15. History of Leather The use of animal hides for clothing and basic survival items can be traced back as far as Early Man in the Paleolithic period. Cave paintings discovered in caves near Lerida in Spain depict the use of leather clothing. Man hunted wild animals for fo...
16. The Black Death This is an article that I wrote for a history magazine for homeschooled middle and high school students. It contains a brief overview of what the Black Death was and how it functioned. Study questions for students below.
17. Music In The Middle Ages This lens is about music of the Middle Ages; also known as the medieval period, medieval, or Dark Ages. The Middle Ages started at about 450 AD after the fall of the Roman Empire and  lasted until 1450. Until 450 AD, Christianity (originally an u...
18. Charlemagne Charlemagne (742-814), also known as Charles the Great, was a king and emperor of France. He later extended his empire into Italy. He fought the Moors in northern Spain and his exploits were celebrated in the great poem, the Chansons de Roland. The...
19. History For Kids and How to Have Fun! By going on vacations to historic places that feature 'living history' events! Why study history?  Why bother with what has been? The past causes the present, and so the future. History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and...
20. The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries The Lady and the Unicorn (La Dame à la Licorne, in French) is a set (or "cycle") of six tapestries dating from the 15th century and depicting the five senses. The cycle is housed in the Musee de Cluny (Musee National du Moyen-Age) in Paris, Fra...