Medieval Times and Castles in the United Kingdom

 

 

http://worldroots.clicktron.com/brigitte/royal/royal8.htm

 

-         this web page has many great pictures of royalty, past and present

 

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/

 

This is a super website.  They have a learning centre for students.

 

http://www.m-w.com/maps/united_kingdom.html

-         this has a great map of the UK so that your students can have a visual understanding of the location of the castles

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html

 

-         National Geographics web info on castles

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.html

 

This site contains a glossary that defines many words used in websites about medieval times.  Would be excellent for older students!

 

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Castle_Kids/

 

Children can actually use this website and it has actual activities that the children can try. 

 

http://www.myrtlebeachlive.com/medieval/Myrtlebe.html

 

This is a website that children could use to learn more about food that was eaten during medieval times.  One medieval restaurant is located in Toronto, Ontario.  It looks like a castle and it serves medieval food.  It also has entertainment in the evening.

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/

- offers many pictures of different castles in different countries.  It also has a site of the day, castle quests, castle books, castles for kids, and many more options.

 

http://www.castles.org/index.htm

- can access any castle you wish by typing in the name of the castle.  If you do not know the castle’s name you can also access each country and it brings up a list of all the castles in that country.

 

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/united_kingdom_geography.html

 

- has a great map of the United Kingdom for those who are unfamiliar with it.       

 

 

http://www.proteacher.com/prosearch/search2.cgi?c=nil&s=castle&n=1

 

- castle crafts, models, lesson plans, activities, virtual tours, middle ages teacher resources, and a lot more.