General Resource Sites

• Cartographic Images 
  Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Maps.
• The Domesday Book Online 
  • Berkshire 
  • Essex 
  • Hampshire 
  • Herefordshire 
  • Hertfordshire 
  • Oxfordshire 
  • Suffolk 
  • Surrey 
  • Warwickshire 
  • Yorkshire - East Riding 
• Dominion & Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women 
• English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course 
• The Fine Art of Calligraphy, Heraldry and Medieval Illumination 
  Produced by artist, Neil Bromley, an extensive gallery of artwork produced on vellum and gold leaf. Family crests and shields, full coats of arms, freedom scrolls, and medieval miniatures to reproductions of manuscript pages. Past commisions have included honorary scrolls for the city of London and royalty.
• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy 
  New (2002) English society dedicated to medieval genealogical research and publications. The main web site has open access and gives details of our current projects, including a revision of Turton's "Plantagenet Ancestry". There is also an online database, the Medieval Genealogical Registry, access to which requires registration and a modest fee (£5 or approx $8). Terms 
• History of Europe in Medieval Times, Anglo-Saxons 
  Historic and genealogical information about royal and nobility family lines.
• Images Of Medieval Art And Architecture - Maps Of Great Britain 
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook 
• Medieval England 1066-1399 - Bibliography 
  From a course at the School of History and Welsh History / Adran Hanes a Hanes Cymru, University of Wales, Bangor.
• Medieval English Towns 
  An outstanding online source for medieval urban history in England.
• Medieval Names Archive 
• Medieval Paleography - An Introduction 
• Medieval Studies 
• NetSERF - The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources 
• ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies 
• Prosopographical Research Unit 
  From Linacre College, Oxford, England. Promotes the study of medieval prosopography - the social science using genealogy, onomastics and demography to study the past.
• The Shaping of the Medieval World - Medieval Web Links 
• Some notes on medieval English genealogy 
  Much more than just "some notes" - this site provides excellent content and links for the serious medieval researcher.
  • A brief guide to medieval English genealogy 
    Discusses record types, their uses, and locations.
• Torrione Castle - an unusual example of a Museum for History 
  From Italy. Be sure to check out their Vialardi di Sandigliano lineage library.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Domesday Book 
  Research Guide from the National Archives, United Kingdom.
• Focus on...The Domesday Book 
  Online exhibition from the National Archives, United Kingdom.
• Early Manuscripts at Oxford University 
  Digital facsimiles of complete manuscripts, scanned directly from the originals.
• Harvard Law School Library - Manuscripts 
  • English Deeds 
  • Manor Rolls Collection 
  • Chancery Writs 
• Hill Monastic Manuscript Library  ~ Collegeville, Minnesota
  At St. John's University.
  • The Collections at HMML 
    • England 
    • Portugal 
    • Spain 
    • Sweden 
    • Switzerland 
  • Malta Study Center At the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library 
    • Archives of the Order of St. John 
    • Mdina, Cathedral Museum Microfilming Project 
      • Archiva Paroecialia - Archives of the Parishes of Malta and Gozo 
• Historical Manuscripts Commission 
  • Manorial Documents Register 
    Online searchable record of the whereabouts of manorial documents in England and Wales.
    • Search MDR England 
    • Search MDR Wales 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• CELTS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the genealogy, history, culture and religion of the Celts. Archives: browse or search.
• CHARLEMAGNE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Charlemagne (742-814), also known as Charles the Great, and the history of that time period. Archives: browse or search.
• GEN-MEDIEVAL Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• GERMAN-MEDIEVAL Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy in Germany during the Middle Ages, generally regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about 1450. Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-GEN-MEDIEVAL Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy in Ireland during the Middle Ages, generally regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about 1450. Archives: browse or search.
• MEDIEVAL-NOBILITY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in European nobility during the Middle Ages, generally regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about 1500 with the discovery of the Americas. Archives: browse or search.
• PLANTAGENET-DESCENDANTS-PROJECT Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the descendants of the Plantagenet family who were once rulers of England. Archives: browse or search.
• SCT-GEN-MEDIEVAL Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy in Scotland during the Middle Ages, generally regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about 1450. Archives: browse or search.
• VIKING-UK Mailing List 
  For anyone with ancestors in the United Kingdom and Ireland who descended from the Vikings. Archives: browse or search.

• Usenet Newsgroup soc.genealogy.medieval 
  Gatewayed with Mailing List GEN-MEDIEVAL.
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for soc.genealogy.medieval 

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Medieval 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Before France and Germany: The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World 
    A book by Patrick J. Geary.
  • The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe 
    A book by Pierre Riche.
  • Elements of Abbreviation in Medieval Latin Paleography 
    A book by Adriano Cappelli.
  • From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307 
    A book by M.T. Clanchy.
  • Norfolk and Suffolk Surnames in the Middle Ages 
    A book by Richard McKinley.
• Falaise Roll 
  A book by M. Jackson Crispin. For sale by Genealogical.com.
• My ancestors came with the Conqueror: Those who did, and some of those who probably did not 
  A book for sale from the Federation of Family History Societies in the United Kingdom. Statements by the best authorities as to those who were actually present at the Battle of Hastings are followed by a new index to the many versions, ancient and modern, of the Battle Abbey Roll.
• My ancestors came with the Conqueror: those who did, and some of those who probably did not 
  Book for sale from the UK's Society of Genealogists.
• My Ancestors Came with the Conqueror 
  A book by Anthony J. Camp. For sale by Genealogical.com.
• My Ancestors were Manorial Tenants 
  Book for sale from the UK's Society of Genealogists. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources and the records of the Manor of Torver in Lancashire, the author ably illustrates the wealth of information in manorial records.
• The Roll of Battle Abbey 
  A book by John Bernard Burke. For sale by Genealogical.com.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

• The Taxatio Database 
  Searchable online database contains the valuation, plus related details, of the English and Welsh parish churches and prebends listed in the ecclesiastical taxation assessment of 1291-2.
• Tenures of Land and Customs of Manors 
  Details, including full index by surname, for new edition of "Tenures of Land and Customs of Manors". First published in 1679, this book gives details of land tenure (who owned what pieces of land) in England and Wales, from Middle Ages onwards.

Societies & Groups

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy 
  UK not-for-profit which promotes rigorous scholarship in the field of medieval genealogical, prosopographical & related research; collects, catalogues, translates & analyzes relevant primary & secondary sources; undertakes research projects, or supports such projects by financial or other means; disseminates information resulting from our activities by electronic or conventional means.
  • Online Library Catalogue 
• The Harleian Society 
  Known for the quality and scholarship of its publications, particularly its editions of the Heralds' Visitations in the possession of the College of Arms.

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