Medieval Middle Ages Renaissance | Resources for Castles
Build Castles Play Games Medieval Customs Times
Castles of medieval times, the middle ages and renaissance. Build your own
castle, learn about the parts and people, see pictures, play castle games, and more!
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Middle Ages and Renaissance Castles
Medieval, Middle Ages, Renaissance Coloring Books
Castles of the World and Life in a Medieval Castle and Village
Middle Age - Medieval Posters and Prints
Castle Posters and Art Prints
Carcassonne the Castle Board Game
An exciting tile-laying competition between two players. Inside the castle walls, the city grows as the players place tiles and their followers: knights to guard the towers, heralds to spread the news, and merchants to sell their wares in the markets.
Kid Kraft Medieval Castle Set
Complete with warring knights, noble rulers, stalwart flagbearers and more, the castle playset is great for your young child. From Kidkraft, this enchanting playset is great for captivating your child's imagination.
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Build a Medieval Castle
Teaches about history, feudalism and life in the Middle Ages. Build your own medieval castle, complete with towers, gatehouse and keep. To understand how an army lay siege to a castle, how a castle was defended, or what it might be like to live in a castle.
Castles for Kids
Learn more about the parts of a castle, what they have inside them, and the people that live in castles.
Dragon Claw Castle
The idea of this online game is a sort of adventure/treasure hunt where you can nose around and gather up stuff to build a castle of your own.
Medieval Castles & Fortifications
A comprehensive listing of castles and fortifications of England and Wales from 1000 to 1600. Information on castles is also linked to if available. The database is viewable as a web site and in other various formats.
Medieval Customs and Times
Illustrations of a Keep and Bailey Castle, Concentric Castle, Motte and Bailey Castle, and Medieval Castle Architecture
Merlin's Castle
Make a simple castle with these printable castle designs and then lay siege to it. You have towers, walls, a gatehouse, drawbridge, and floorboards, footsoldiers, horsemen, Merlin, and Fata Morgana.
Tower of London Kids Tour
Alternate kids-specific version. It mentions most of the highlights (leaving out only a few of the more upsetting historical events) and is a much shorter, easier and more fun read for the littler ones. Additionally, with the education/reference theme in mind, two online quizzes have recently been added: one 20-question quiz for adults and older children/students, and at the end of this kids version a fun 20-question quiz. A JavaScript-capable browser is required.
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Maille Armor Pictures - These are pictures of our own little knight in maille armor. Also, an account of Sir Alex's day as a knight at The Renaissance Festival
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Medieval and Renaissance Music - Find classical titles such as Medieval Christmas, Music For A Medieval Banquet /Springfels, Graysteil - Music From The Middle Ages & Early Renaissance, Watkins Ale - Music Of The English Renaissance, and more at ArkivMusic
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Build your own catapult! Here you can find The Tabletop Trebuchet, The Petraria, The 21st Century Scorpion Kits, The Fearsome Warwolf, The 21st Century Floating Arm Trebuchet, The Mighty Roman Mangonel, The Greek Ballista, The Urban PVC Trebuchet, The Amazing Catapult Watch, plus Catapulting Videos. Catapult Kits
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Medieval inspired clothing and Faire costumes - Premium quality clothing includes renaissance shirts and breeches, medieval gowns, skirts, and chemises, etc. Adult Renaissance Faire Costumes
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Medieval castle building blocks, a world cathedral game, DaVinci and the Mysteries of the Renaissance DVD set and more. DiscoveryChannelStore.com
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Medieval coloring books and stickers. Gargoyles, castles, villages, knights in armor, celtic designs, dragons, jousting. You name it, they've got it! Save up to 75% on Art Supplies at MisterArt.com
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Educational Poster Store
Hundreds of educational posters in different subject areas. Parts of speech, medieval, solar system, biology, world maps, Einstein, Martin Luther King. Science, math, literature, art, music, english, geography, social studies. If you don't know exactly what you're looking for, this is great to browse for ideas.
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Free Before You Know It™ Software Download
Download a full working copy of Before You Know It Lite, plus a collection of lists for your chosen language. It's free and you can use it forever, with no time or session limits. 42 languages to choose from.
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NASA Website Links
Educational resources include worksheets such as mazes, coloring pages, shuttle model instructions, crossword puzzles, space food tray instructions and grocery list, and more. See the Space Station Sky Watch, view a NASA Astronaut Application or the Space Shuttle Launch Schedule, learn about the U.S. Space Camp and Women in Spaceflight.
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Get a free Zoobooks issue and a tiger poster. Zoobooks are the all-in-one, everything-you-wanted-to-know but-didn’t-know-who-to-ask guide to the world’s most fascinating animals, birds, reptiles, and insects. For kids five to twelve.
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