HISTORICAL FICTION

HistFiction.Net - Guide to Historical Fiction, Author, Soon-Yong Choi.

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

AlternaTime - a collection of Timelines on the Web

Ambit's Today in History

An (almost) Complete Guide to HF Reference Books

Ancient History Sourcebook

Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

Archaeology and Anthropology Index

Archaeological Research at Oslonki, Poland

Anthro.Net - Anthropology on the World Wide Web

Beau A.C. Harbin - NetSERF - Medieval Resources on the Web

Bibliography of Historical Fiction for Children - information about the Scottish children's author, and list with synopses of historical novels for young people.

Books on Writing Historical Fiction

Castles on the Web

Historical Fiction Reviews

Historical Mystery Fiction

Born On This Day

Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events

Calendar and Celebration Links

California Heritage Collection

Chase's Calendar of Events

Crazy, Unknown, Bizarre ... Holidays and Observances

Danny Yee's Book Reviews: Historical Fiction

De Re Militari - The Society for Medieval Military History.

Decades.com 1000-1999

Del's Dance Book

dMarie Time Capsule

Duke University - Digital Scriptorium Projects

Earth Calendar - holidays by date, country, religion. lunar phases

Encyclopedia of Days - National holidays, religious festivals, and calendars around the world.

Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern - 6th ed. c2000.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

FamousBirthdays.com

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

Historical Fiction Review

Historical Mystery Homepage

Historical Novel Society, The - for the historical fiction novelist, reader, and publisher.

History and Historiography

History Links by Time Period

How To Write Historical Fiction:  90 minute audio tape by Roberta Gellis.

HyperHistory Online - 3K years of world history

Ice, Mammoths and Hunters

Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library

L  abyrinth - Ancient and medieval history.

Library of Congress - American Memory - Historical Collections

Literary Liaison - Researching the Historical Romance

Megalithic Portal - The top destination for Megaliths and Prehistory worldwide

MultiEducator, Inc. - History Central.   Here you will find extensive information on American History and World History. We have special sections on diverse subjects ranging from Presidential Elections to Naval History.

Muslims and Medical History
 
Places of Peace and Power: sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions around the world.

Of Ages Past - dedicated to historical fiction. Includes short stories, novel excerpts, book reviews, articles, awards, and more.

Old Farmer's Almanac

Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.

Poor Gabriel's Almanac

Prehistoric Fiction

Project Gutenberg

Rulers - Lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, usually going back to at least 1900."

Rutgers University Libraries - American and British History links

Saints and Angels - Catholic online.

SCA - Arts and Sciences of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Members of the SCA practice many arts, sciences, and pasttimes of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, both to broaden their knowledge, and to enhance the atmosphere at Society events. They do this through research, study, and practice, and then share their results with others. This page contains links to many resources, SCA and other, to help those interested in re-creating and studying medieval and renaissance activities

Society of Architectural Historians - The Society of Architectural Historians is an international not-for-profit membership
organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide.

Stone Pages:  Stone circles, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts.

Witch Hunts

Copperfield Review -- A quarterly journal for readers and writers of historical fiction. 

Internet Classics Archive

Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL)

Perseus Digital Library - Greek literature, history, art, and archaeology

Swashbuckler's Page - Links and information on historical fiction.

This Day in History - The History Channel.

Those Were The Days

Timeline  - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Today in History - Yahoo.

Today in History - Library of Congress.

Today in Science History

Today in the Historical Sciences

Twentieth Century - year by year

Women as Warriors in History

World Historical Fiction

American Institute of Physics - Center for History of Physics

Ye Olde English Sayings

Costumes, Fashions & Accessories

Costume Gallery

Costume Page

Costume History

Costumes and Textiles in the Medici Archive

Costumer's Manifesto

Footwear of the Middle Ages

History of Costume

L'Age d'Or:   French and English Baroque. The Salacious Historian's Lair.

Museum of the History of Greek Costume

Greece

A Detailed Chronology of Greek History
  
Greek Mythology and History

Perseus Project:   The ancient world and beyond. Tufts University.
 

Egypt

Ancient Egypt in Fiction

Bibliography of Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra VII
 
Egyptian Chronological Chart
 

Ancient Cultures

Ancient Civilizations.

Ancient Civilizations and Lost Cities

Antiquity Online
 
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Jordanes The Origin and Deeds of The Goths

Minoan Culture

Phonecia

GUIDESITES

20th Century History

African History

African-American History

American History

Ancient/Classical History

British History

European History

Medieval History

Military History

Women's History
 

BRITAIN

Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485).

British History

United Kingdom Parliament

Victorian Web

The Victorian Literary Studies Archive

Feudal Terms of England

Gaelic - English Dictionary

Mr. William Shakespeare

Stonehenge: The ancient enigma.

Thistles & Pirates: Cindy Vallar's Favorite Research Links Focusing on Scottish history (plus pirates).

Ierne: Celtic Historical Fiction and all things Celtic.

Black Death

Castles of Wales, The

King Charles V, The Age of

Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry

Life in a Medieval Castle

Mattman's Links to Arthurian Literature

Medieval English Towns 

EUROPE

Neolithic Mosaic on the North European Plain

Richard III Foundation, Inc.

Literature on the Age of Napoleon

Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe

The Mysteries of Ancient Rome. Detective and the Toga.

Bronze Age in Europe

The Romans

Romarch - Roman art and archaeology

An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors.

Best of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

De Imperatoribus Romanis

The Roman Empire 

Renaissance -  Food, language, clothing, music, literature, history, and more.

The WWW Virtual Library site on Medieval European History

A Boke of Gode Cookery:  A compilation of Medieval recipes

Medieval Technology Timeline

Angelcynn Anglo-Saxon history, warfare, religion, literature, and "living history".

Arthuriana

Arthur and the Dark Ages

Early Celtic Kingdoms

King Arthur (in "Britannia History") - Arthurian timelines, historical information, literary links, travel information.

King's Chambers, The - Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends.

Catholic Encyclopedia

Creating French Culture

Internet Medieval Sourcebook:  An in-depth study of the Crusades.

The Crusades

Medieval Renaissance

EAWC Medieval Essays

Medieval and Renaissance Wedding Page
   
Medieval/Renaissance Brewing Homepage

Medieval Warfare

Monarchs and Monasteries

Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe

Richard III Foundation, The   King Richard III, with emphasize on the years of 1450 through 1485.

Viking Expeditions from Central Sweden (700-1000)

Barbarians

Attila, King of the Huns

Pictish Nation:  Also known as "Cruithni"

Swashbuckler's Page 
 

American History

Civil War Interactive

Documenting the American South - First-person narratives.

Slave Narratives

First Americans, The

Gold Rush Stories of Women Pioneers

Making of America

Naval Historical Center, The

People of Color on the Western Frontier

Pioneer Foods and Medicines - Written by Anna E. Schroer. A description of farm life in Auglaize County in the mid 1800's.

Romancing the Indian - Sentimentalizing and demonizing in Cooper and Twain.

Young Heroes of History.  Children's Historical Fiction, series of novels about the Civil War - for children that are readable and fun!  These adventure packed books starring every day kids make learning history exciting. Free Lesson Plans available.

AmeriSpeak:  Expressions used by early Americans.

Folklore Mythology & Legends

Encyclopedia Mythica"Contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world."

Greek Mythology

Greek vs. Norse Mythology

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Online version of an 1894 collection of terms and phrases.

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts

Golden Bough, The - A study in magic and realism.

Legends -Robin Hood and Arthurian lore, ballads, pirates, fairy tales, Beowulf, sagas, paladins, etc.

Odin's CastleLinks on folklore and history

Articles

A Few Thoughts on Historical Fiction

Copperfield Review

Caro Clarke Writing Advice

Historical Fiction or Fictionalized History?: Problems for Writers of Historical Novels for Young Adults

Antique Words

Yahoo Historical FictionDiscussion group for writers of historical fiction.

Historical Fiction or Fictionalized History? Problems for Writers of Historical Novels for Young Adults

Historical Fiction Review Book reviews and articles on historical fiction.

Historical Novel Society -  articles, reviews, newsletter and more.

Of Ages Past: The Online Magazine for Historical Fiction

RedInkWorks Historical Fiction Resources - Encouraging writers to write.

Writing History/Writing Fiction: A Virtual Conference