Related Web Sites

Tudor Web sites

http://englishhistory.net/tudor.html
"Tudor England from 1485-1603" includes biographies, images, and a good section of primary sources such as Anne Boleyn's speech before her execution, the last letter of Mary Queen of Scots, and poems, letters and speeches of Elizabeth I.

http://www.tudorhistory.org/
One of the best general web sites on the Tudor era in the "Tudor Web Ring," suitable for students as well as adults. Includes biographies of major figures, and sections on architecture, maps, genealogical trees, and primary sources available in electronic form, among others.

http://www.royal.gov.uk
Official Web site of the British monarchy with a good historical introduction.

Elizabethan art, literature, and music

http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Library/SLTnoframes/intro/introsubj.html
"Shakespeare's Life and Times." This site emphasizes Shakespeare's life and work, but contains excellent sections on other aspects of Elizabethan life, including "The background of ideas," "The Drama," "The Supernatural," and "Literature, Art and Music." Links to listen to music of Elizabeth's time. Supported by the University of Victoria, Canada.

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
"16th Century Renaissance English Literature." An impressive web site with sections on most of the major authors of the period, with biographies, links to online works, essays and other sources for each. The section on Elizabeth I contains online poems, speeches and letters by her, essays and articles about her, an image gallery and bibliography. Links to essays and other sources on many other topics such as the Plague, science and medicine, religion and philosophy, exploration, and politics.

http://www.midiworld.com/mw_byrd.htm
Biographical information and Midi audio files for most of William Byrd's work.

Other topics in Elizabethan culture (exploration, heraldry, costume, food, dance, games, gardens etc.)

http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/hent_naun/hentzner_naunton.pdf
Text of two contemporary works by travelers in Elizabethan England.

http://www.fleurdelis.com/royal.htm
The evolution of the royal coats of arms of England.

http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/drake.htm
Web site devoted to Sir Francis Drake, and in particular his "Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

http://www.maryrose.org/
Explore in cyberspace one of Henry VIII's warships, which sank in 1545 and was raised from the ocean in the late 20th century.

http://www.godecookery.com/goderec/goderec.htm
Fascinating recipes from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in England.

http://www.goldenacorn.net/garden/
"Flowers for an Elizabethan Garden," a compendium of knowledge about flowers of the Elizabethan age for modern gardeners.

General English Renaissance Web sites

http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/
The Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service, a site for study, research and collaborative work on early Modern English manuscripts and the English Renaissance.

Miscellanea

http://www.godecookery.com/clipart/clart.htm
Clip art from Medieval and Renaissance woodcuts. Note guidelines for use.

Web sites with curriculum materials

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=395
This lesson seeks to sensitize students to the complex nature of revenge as it is portrayed in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Students learn how Shakespeare's play interprets Elizabethan attitudes toward revenge, as reflected in the structure of the Elizabethan revenge tragedy, one of the most popular forms of drama of that era. Grades 9-12.

http://www.writingco.com
A wide range of curriculum materials about Shakespeare and Elizabeth theater, but only available for purchase. The downloadable lesson plans seem inexpensive and convenient.

http://www.studentsfriend.com/aids/curraids/analysis/source/html#anchor2207916
Link contains a high school-level lesson plan for "source analysis" of the film Young Bess.

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