Bibliography
History
1. Jeffrey L. Singman Daily Life in Medieval Europe
2. Jeffrey L. Singman and Will McLean Daily Life in Chaucer's England
3. Jeffery L. Singman Daily Life in Elizabethan England
4. Paul Johnson, The Renaissance: A Short History
5. Almgren, Bertil The Vikings Barnes and Nobles Books
6. William W. Fitzhugh, Elisabeth I. Ward, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Vikings the North Atlantic Saga
7. Gwyn Jones, A history of the Vikings
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Religion
1. Fiatt, Lizan Religion in the Renaissance
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Myths/Legends/Songs (what kind of stories would your persona read/tell to your children?)
1. Eyewitness Books “The Vikings” (Any of the Eyewitness books on the subject)
2. Cooper, Helen. Great Grandmother Goose. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978
3. Opie, Iona and Peter (eds.) The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, 2nd Edition Oxford and New York 1997
Language
Food/Culinary/Feasts
1. Cindy Renfrow Take A Thousand Eggs or More
2.Hieatt, Constance and Sharon Butler Pleyn Delit. Medieval Cookery for Modern Cooks,1976. 1979. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. The second edition is credited to Hieatt, Brenda Hosington, and Butler. (AWESOME RESOURCE)3. Redon, Odile, Francoise Sabban, and Silvano Serventi The Medieval Kitchen. Recipes from France and Italy. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1998. Translated by Edward Schneider4. A Medieval Feast by Aliki.
5. Matterer, James L. A Boke of Gode Cookery Volume 1 Pittsburg, PA 2005
Medicine/Health/Dental/Vision
1.Grieve, M., A Modern Herbal The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivations and Folk Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs and Trees with Their Modern Scientific Uses Vol I-II New York: Dover Publication, 1971
2. Dawson, Ian, The History of Medicine Renaissance Medicine.
3. Fiona McDonald, Jewelery and Makeup Through History
Politics/Trade
War/Combat/Armor
1. Durham, Keith Viking Longship Osprey Publishing
2. Harrison, Mark Viking Hersir 793-1066 Osprey Publishing
3. Wise, Terence Saxon, Viking and Norman Osprey Publishing
4. Gravett, Christopher Medieval Siege Warfare
5. Campebell, Duncan Greek and Roman Artillery 399 B.C.-AD 363
Music/Dance
1. Cyrus, Cynthia J. Music: Medieval Music Glossary. Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies, ORB Online Encyclopedia, 1997 ww.vanderbilt.edu/~cyrus/ORB/orbgloss.htm
2. Hoppin, Richard H. Medieval Music New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1978
Art
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Heritage Craft ie: weaving, sewing (garment construction) textiles, leather, dying, and pottery (include any how to or instructions.)
1. Walter Dragun Town: Crafts and Trade in the Middle Ages
2. Norris, Herbert Medieval Costume and Fashion
3. Collingwood, Peter. The Techniques of Tablet Weaving
4. Crowfoot, Elisabeth, Pritchard, Frances and Stainland, Kay Textiles and Clothing Medieval Finds From Excavations in London Museum of London
5. Ostergard, Else Woven into the Earth Textiles From Norse Greenland
Blacksmithing/Whitesmith (jewelry)
Children/Education
1. Ollerenshaw, India Of Horses, tops and Flanders Babies: Medieval and Renaissance Toys, Privatly published, 2005. Contact author at aelflaed@homemail.com.au
2. Strutt, Joseph, Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968
3. Fritsch, K.E. and Bachmann, M. An Illustrated History of Toys London: Abbey Library, 1966
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Really Useful Websites
3. START HERE FIRST!!!! http://www.besthistorysites.net/
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