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The page is part of Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer page, and it contains information on what food was eaten and the manner in which it was consumed, with links expanding the text.

A translation of a part of the chapter in a book based on a ship-burial of a wealthy (perhaps royal) woman from the Vestfold

This article relates to the trade in commodities from people's homes in the Middle Ages

This article contains a paragraph on the use of cauldrons for medieval domestic use along with relevant illustrations.

Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes, taken from the "British Museum Cookbook" by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson

An article which discusses aspects of medieval food such as appropriate fare for war time, and ethnic food. Links to relevant recipes are included in the text.

This site was intended as a guide to costuming for the game Murder on the Road to Santiago, but contains many details of what clothing was worn for daily life in medieval times. Sections include laypersons clothing and clothing worn by members of religious orders.

An overview of the daily lives of Medieval Peasants including aspects such as clothing, food, marriage and children.

A critical discussion on the merits and pitfalls of using medieval 'exempla' to determine facts about daily life in the middle ages.

This site explores aspects of Medieval Women's lives such as economics, religion , politics and the family.

These are listed by colour, with details of ingredients.

An article about vegetarian diets in the Middle Ages, detailing specific foods and the ways in which they were used. Relevant quotes from various secondary sources are included with a commentary from the writer of the article.

An overview of foods that were eaten by Jewish people in medieval Spain. Includes links to resources and analysis of some primary and secondary sources.

An examination of the history, development, and techniques up to the end of the 16th century.

Medieval recipes from "A Roll of Ancient English Cookery", which was compiled about 1390 CE.

A selection of recipes and cookery books and related information, mainly from the late Middle Ages.

This site has sections on both Anglo-Saxon and general Medieval recipes. It lists the recipes themselves with some detail on customs and ritual associated with the meals.

Provides an overview of instruments of torture, including illustrations and descriptions of how they were used.

Brief account of daily life in a Medieval Castle. Touches on such aspects as religion, hygiene and water.

Series of short essays by gifted resource students from Kyerene de las Brisas Elementary School. Many of the essays are illustrated by the children, and contain short summaries of aspects of everyday life in the Middle Ages.

Definitions of terms used on the manor.

A comparative study on the growth of trade in Britain and Ireland before 1216.

Information on traditions, laws, customs, ceremonies, weddings, feasts, clothing, jewelry, beauty treatment, gifts, dresses, showers, courtly love, and knights and chivalry.

University of Maine hosts the pages of this society interested in medicine in medieval times. Includes an extensive bibliography, related links and an events list.

Medieval costume. Men's clothing, women's clothing, children's clothing, sanitary napkins, diapers, wool, linen, silk, leather, fur

Medieval diet recipes, low in fat and calories.

Everyday life during medieval times. A description of the history, literature, chivalry, commerce, customs, food and life of people living in Europe, Asia and Africa during the Middle Ages.

A look at different peoples roles.

Information on herbs, recipes and traditions.

Medieval recipes and uses for mustard are included in this page, drawing heavily on primary sources.

For those with an interest in pottery vessels made, traded, and used in Europe between the end of the Roman period and the 16th century.

A collection of essays on the topic of Medieval relationships.

A very interesting look at medieval technology; how it was created, how it worked, and how it was used.

An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society.

Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.

Museum site with an e-tour of facets of Medieval life relating to Knights, Merchants, the Church and Peasants.

Knights in shining armor, lavish banquets, wandering minstrels, kings, queens, bishops, monks, pilgrims, and glorious pageantry, but it was harsh, uncertain, and often dangerous.

This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.

An overview of medieval culinary traditions for both lower and upper classes.

Article on rural and urban elites, the interaction between them, and a bibliography.

A look at what was cooked and how.

A detailed analysis of the "law merchant" and commercial law in the Middle Ages, focusing on the court records of a medieval English fair.

Online presentation giving an overview of Dark Ages themes such as daily life, economic revival and science.

A research project by Durham University on conditions of employment in the late Middle Ages, derived from an exceptionally rich monastic archive.

Brief explanation of major roles in the feudal hierarchy.

A short history of medieval bakers' guilds, focusing on pricing, aspects of membership and issues with local authorities and the growth of urbanisation.

Lectures on the famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas.

These recipes are aimed at modern re-creation, but the original recipes are given.

Aspects of grain marketing in Medieval England such as pricing, famines and transportation issues. This includes discussions on how these issues impacted on the lives of all classes of people in this time period.

Marc Shapiro looks into that most ancient of fermented beverages, mead, with information on wine, beer and cider as well. Short histories of each beverage are included, as well as information on the brewing methods used.

The Medieval Paupers, a lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Nelson examines Medieval paupers by categorising them into three groups, physically incompetent, socially marginalised and economically deprived and examines factors contributing to this state, as well as outcomes of this state.

A Research paper studying the peasant land market in Winchester, with an analysis of the transactions and how these reflected property rights of the time.

A lecture on medieval agricultural technology and its relationship with the daily lives of peasants by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

The game of Piquet (or Cent, the game's English name in this period), has been played since at least the end of the 15th century. This site provides instructions on how to play the game.

A lectures in medieval history, by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Nelson examines the divisions in society and how the lives of individuals in the difference classes were effected.

Contain information about aspects of daily Viking life such as eating habits, animal rearing and travel. The site is aimed at 7 to 8 year old children, and was produced by Snaith Primary School in East Yorkshire, England.

The Law Code in translation with a preface.

Archaeological Finds of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Viking Foodstuffs

Contains detailed information about such aspects of Viking daily life as clothing, food, naming practices and sexual politics. Contains some analysis of primary sources to provide this information.

While this site is intended for individuals interested in reconstructing historical costume, many details of Viking mens costume are analysed. These include materials used, general types of clothing and ornamentation.

An article on the Moy gown, an Irish Medieval gown that includes the discovery, description, and reconstruction.

Roland Williamson presents a fictional village to illustrate the type of buildings the Anglo-Saxons created and the daily life of villagers. Hosted by Regia Anglorum.

A brief study of the impact of the Crusades on women. Includes links to information on Women of note.