Medieval Europe Page

Welcome to Europe from 476 to 1450.

Castles

• Castles on the Web
• Floor plan of Harlech Castle
  
• Life in a Welsh Castle
• Lots of details about English castles
  
• Hints for building yours
• Barbican, or gatehouse
• Portcullis

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War Machines

• How siege engines work: torsion (the only one you can make of rubber bands), traction, or tension
• Different types of catapults
• What is a mangonel?
• What is a ballista?
  
• Introduction to the trebuchet
• Nova info & video about the trebuchet
• Castle siege machines in Wales
  
• One type of drawbridge

Heraldry

• What is Heraldry?
  
• History and Parts of Coats of Arms
• Examples of shields, and a virtual joust
  
• Gallery of symbols to choose from
• Fascinating symbols on the one-dollar bill
  

Gothic Cathedrals

Bubonic Plague

This Week in Core

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