Poquessing

Drum Castle Virtual Tour

• http://www.nts.org.uk/Learn/virtual_drumcastle.php 
  
  

  Start the virtual tour and click on the target shapes to move through Drum Castle, a thirteenth-century Scotland castle.

   

Siege and Warfare

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroy.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/race.html/http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-weapons/ 
  
  

  The first site allows you to work on a trebuchet design: succeed and you'll crush the wall!

  The second site introduces elements of medieval siege warfare.

  The third site introduces an array of medieval weapons, both for siege fighting and hand-to-hand combat.

   

Illuminated Manuscripts

• http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/illmanus/index.html/
  
  

  Enjoy exploring 3,000 images from the British Library's collection of illuminated manuscripts dating

   

•  from 600 to 1600 C.E.

Animated Bayeux Tapestry

• http://potionpictures.co.uk/video/character+animation/15598167/
  
  

  The Bayeux Tapestry is brought to life with English subtitles, music, and animation, vividly showing the

   

•  events leading up to the Norman Invasion.

Sounds, Smells, and Structure of Medieval Castle

• http://www.exploring-castles.com/life_in_a_medieval_castle.html
  
  

  What was it really like to live in a castle? A combination of extremes: from pomp and ceremony on the

   

•  one hand to dank, cold, smelly rooms on the other. This website gives you some insight into medieval castle life.

British LIbrary Timeline of Primary Sources

• http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/timeline/accessvers/
  
  

  This timeline presents a wide range of texts in chronological order beginning in the 1200s, and includes images 

• of the texts and additional information. For example, at the 1400 mark, there is a marker for Chaucer that includes

•  a short video explaining his innovations, along with a brief excerpt read in Middle English.