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Links for historical webpages that have useful information for gamers, either those running historical games or those just wanting inspiration from history.  
 
Links for historical webpages that have useful information for gamers, either those running historical games or those just wanting inspiration from history.  
  
==Venice==
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=General Info.=
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==Genealogy==
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[http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/ Stewart Baldwin's Genealogy Page]<br>
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==Living History==
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[http://www.kipar.org/index.html L'Age d'Or & Kirke's Lambs Living History Society]<br>
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==Maps==
  
[http://www.canaan.demon.co.uk/roleplaying/venice/RArsm-VenRAM.html Renaissance Venice]<br>
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[http://www.euratlas.com/time1.htm AD 1 to 1000 political maps of Europe]<br>
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[http://www.euratlas.com/time2.htm AD 1100 to 2000 political maps of Europe]<br>
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[http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/ Theban Mapping Project]<br>
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[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/ Mapping History The Darkwing Atlas Project]<br>
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[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_shepherd_1923.html Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd]<br>
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[http://www.fsmitha.com/maps.html Text maps of places from antiquity to 2000 CE]<br>
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[http://odur.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html Dutch City maps from the Blaeu Atlas 1649/1652]<br>
  
==Dark Ages France==
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==Misc==
  
[http://catholique-rouen.cef.fr/html/diocese/a_logo.html Roeun]<br>
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[http://www.yourmemories.co.uk/memories/county/memorable/1920.asp 1920's]<br>
[http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/bl_medieval.htm Medieval Germany -- The Merovingian Dynasty]<br>
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[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html Medieval Sourcebook Introduction]<br>
[http://www.royalty.nu/history/empires/Frankish.html Royal History - Empire of the Franks - Merovingian Dynasty]<br>
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[http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/ Mysterious Places]<br>
[http://ohs.strongverb.net/gs10/lectures/FrankishEmpire.pdf Lectures on the Frankish Empire]<br>
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[http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_publication.asp The Metropolitan Museum of Art History]<br>
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[http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/ Dirty 30s! - a pulp sourcebook for any RPG based in the 1930s]<br>
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[http://www.rpglibrary.org/utils/meddemog/ The Domesday Book - Medieval Demographics Made Easy]<br>
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[http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/ The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]<br>
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[http://cms.n7w.com/index.php?id=2 The New Seven Wonders]<br>
  
==Ireland==
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==Timelines==
  
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/index.htm Ireland's History in Maps]<br>
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[http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html Timelines - AlternaTime]<br>
[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/publishd.html List of Published Texts at CELT]<br>
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[http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html World History : HyperHistory]<br>
[http://www.catholicireland.net/monasticireland/index2.htm Index - Monastic Ireland]<br>
 
[http://www.ncte.ie/viking/dubarch.htm VIKING DUBLIN -ARCHAEOLOGY]<br>
 
[http://www.dublincastle.ie/history2.html Dublin Castle - History Chapter 2 - Viking Dublin]<br>
 
  
 
==Uppity Women==
 
==Uppity Women==
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[http://www.beaglebay.com/women_pirates.htm About Women Pirates]<br>
 
[http://www.beaglebay.com/women_pirates.htm About Women Pirates]<br>
  
==India==
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=Africa=
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[http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/ IMAGE INDIA]<br>
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=Asia, Pacific Islands=
[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html Internet Indian History Sourcebook]<br>
 
  
==Timelines==
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==China==
  
[http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html Timelines - AlternaTime]<br>
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[http://www.asterius.com/china/ Condensed China Chinese History for Beginners]<br>
[http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html World History : HyperHistory]<br>
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[http://www.chinaknowledge.de/index.html Chinaknowledge - a universal guide for China studies]<br>
  
==Living History==
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==India==
  
[http://www.kipar.org/index.html L'Age d'Or & Kirke's Lambs Living History Society]<br>
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[http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/ IMAGE INDIA]<br>
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[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html Internet Indian History Sourcebook]<br>
  
==Maps==
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=Central America / South America=
  
[http://www.euratlas.com/time1.htm AD 1 to 1000 political maps of Europe]<br>
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=Europe=
[http://www.euratlas.com/time2.htm AD 1100 to 2000 political maps of Europe]<br>
 
[http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/ Theban Mapping Project]<br>
 
[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/ Mapping History The Darkwing Atlas Project]<br>
 
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_shepherd_1923.html Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd]<br>
 
[http://www.fsmitha.com/maps.html Text maps of places from antiquity to 2000 CE]<br>
 
[http://odur.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html Dutch City maps from the Blaeu Atlas 1649/1652]<br>
 
  
 
==Ancient Mediteranian==
 
==Ancient Mediteranian==
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[http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~bruceh/cc307/minoan/2c.html Studies of Minoa]<br>
 
[http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~bruceh/cc307/minoan/2c.html Studies of Minoa]<br>
  
==China==
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==Dark Ages France==
  
[http://www.asterius.com/china/ Condensed China Chinese History for Beginners]<br>
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[http://catholique-rouen.cef.fr/html/diocese/a_logo.html Roeun]<br>
[http://www.chinaknowledge.de/index.html Chinaknowledge - a universal guide for China studies]<br>
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[http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/bl_medieval.htm Medieval Germany -- The Merovingian Dynasty]<br>
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[http://www.royalty.nu/history/empires/Frankish.html Royal History - Empire of the Franks - Merovingian Dynasty]<br>
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[http://ohs.strongverb.net/gs10/lectures/FrankishEmpire.pdf Lectures on the Frankish Empire]<br>
  
 
==Britain==
 
==Britain==
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[http://www.gothicimage.co.uk/books/arthurianbritain1.html Traveller's Guide to Arthurian Britain]<br>
 
[http://www.gothicimage.co.uk/books/arthurianbritain1.html Traveller's Guide to Arthurian Britain]<br>
  
==Genealogy==
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==Ireland==
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/index.htm Ireland's History in Maps]<br>
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[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/publishd.html List of Published Texts at CELT]<br>
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[http://www.catholicireland.net/monasticireland/index2.htm Index - Monastic Ireland]<br>
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[http://www.ncte.ie/viking/dubarch.htm VIKING DUBLIN -ARCHAEOLOGY]<br>
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[http://www.dublincastle.ie/history2.html Dublin Castle - History Chapter 2 - Viking Dublin]<br>
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==Venice==
  
[http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/ Stewart Baldwin's Genealogy Page]<br>
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[http://www.canaan.demon.co.uk/roleplaying/venice/RArsm-VenRAM.html Renaissance Venice]<br>
  
==Misc==
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==Middle East==
  
[http://www.yourmemories.co.uk/memories/county/memorable/1920.asp 1920's]<br>
 
 
[http://www.iranologie.com/history/history5.html History of Iran]<br>
 
[http://www.iranologie.com/history/history5.html History of Iran]<br>
[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html Medieval Sourcebook Introduction]<br>
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[http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/ Mysterious Places]<br>
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=North America=
[http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_publication.asp The Metropolitan Museum of Art History]<br>
 
[http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/ Dirty 30s! - a pulp sourcebook for any RPG based in the 1930s]<br>
 
[http://www.rpglibrary.org/utils/meddemog/ The Domesday Book - Medieval Demographics Made Easy]<br>
 
[http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/ The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]<br>
 
[http://cms.n7w.com/index.php?id=2 The New Seven Wonders]<br>
 

Revision as of 08:45, 22 May 2005

Links for historical webpages that have useful information for gamers, either those running historical games or those just wanting inspiration from history.

General Info.

Genealogy

Stewart Baldwin's Genealogy Page

Living History

L'Age d'Or & Kirke's Lambs Living History Society

Maps

AD 1 to 1000 political maps of Europe
AD 1100 to 2000 political maps of Europe
Theban Mapping Project
Mapping History The Darkwing Atlas Project
Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd
Text maps of places from antiquity to 2000 CE
Dutch City maps from the Blaeu Atlas 1649/1652

Misc

1920's
Medieval Sourcebook Introduction
Mysterious Places
The Metropolitan Museum of Art History
Dirty 30s! - a pulp sourcebook for any RPG based in the 1930s
The Domesday Book - Medieval Demographics Made Easy
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The New Seven Wonders

Timelines

Timelines - AlternaTime
World History : HyperHistory

Uppity Women

Antiquitas Feminae Julie La Maupin
La Maupin
About Women Pirates

Africa

Asia, Pacific Islands

China

Condensed China Chinese History for Beginners
Chinaknowledge - a universal guide for China studies

India

IMAGE INDIA
Internet Indian History Sourcebook

Central America / South America

Europe

Ancient Mediteranian

Athena Review Back Issues
Bibliotheca Augustana
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece
UNRV History - Roman Empire
Studies of Minoa

Dark Ages France

Roeun
Medieval Germany -- The Merovingian Dynasty
Royal History - Empire of the Franks - Merovingian Dynasty
Lectures on the Frankish Empire

Britain

Arthurian History
Medieval England - History
Traveller's Guide to Arthurian Britain

Ireland

Ireland's History in Maps
List of Published Texts at CELT
Index - Monastic Ireland
VIKING DUBLIN -ARCHAEOLOGY
Dublin Castle - History Chapter 2 - Viking Dublin

Venice

Renaissance Venice

Middle East

History of Iran

North America