History
162 sites
https://johnhmoore.co.uk/hele
John Moore's meticulously researched history of Hele Bay, a small village near Ilfracombe in north Devon, traces human settlement from the Palaeolithic era through to modern times, complete with old photographs, maps, and references. Winner of the Barnstaple and District Civic Society Heritage Conservation Award in 2004, this site covers everything from Iron Age hillforts and Roman remains to smuggling, lime burning, and World Wars.
http://www.webarchaeology.com/html/links.htm
This links page is part of the Levi Jordan Plantation Web Archaeology project, created by Carol McDavid, connecting visitors to scholarly resources on Southern plantations, slavery, and African American genealogy. The broader site documents collaborative archaeology at a Texas plantation site, weaving together descendants, historians, and community voices.
http://nyhistory.com/
New York History Net is a comprehensive hub for historians and students of New York State history, featuring curated links to archives, museums, historical societies, genealogy resources, and educational materials. The site also highlights recent scholarly books on topics ranging from Colonial New Netherland to the American Revolution, making it a valuable reference for serious researchers.
http://www.larsdatter.com/
Karen Larsdatter has assembled an extensive collection of curated links exploring the material culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, covering clothing, tools, occupations, animals, eating utensils, and more. The site connects visitors to museum images, artifact descriptions, and book recommendations that illuminate how medieval people actually lived and worked.
https://voynich.nu/
René Zandbergen's comprehensive reference site dedicated to the Voynich Manuscript, one of history's most enigmatic and undeciphered illustrated texts. Visitors will find deep research, analysis, and imagery related to this medieval mystery that has puzzled scholars and cryptographers for over a century.
https://the-orb.arlima.net/
ORB (Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies) is an academic encyclopedia and reference site written and maintained by medieval scholars for instructors and serious students. It offers an encyclopedia, textbook library, teaching resources, e-texts, and a reference shelf covering the breadth of medieval history and culture.
https://calculatingempires.net/
Calculating Empires is a sweeping large-scale research visualization by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler tracing how technology and power have co-evolved since 1500, spanning topics from computation and surveillance to colonialism and military systems. The interactive map invites deep exploration of the interconnected genealogies of technical and social structures across five centuries, making it a remarkable scholarly artifact for anyone interested in the history of technology and empire.
https://lalondes.neocities.org/
Catherine (also known as Fei) has built a richly themed personal site centered on her passion for medieval history, Catholic imagery, theology, and classical literature. Visitors will find shrines dedicated to games like Pathologic and The Witcher, original art, and a distinctive labyrinth aesthetic drawing from medieval iconography and devotion to Saint Catherine of Siena.
https://armourinart.com/
ArmourInArt.com is a searchable database of over 650 images documenting medieval armour as depicted in European art from 1100 to 1450, spanning frescos, altarpieces, stained glass, reliefs, mosaics, manuscript miniatures, and effigies. Researchers and history enthusiasts can browse by date, country, and medium, making it an invaluable reference for studying the evolution of medieval military equipment through contemporary artistic sources.
https://geekcode.xyz/
An archival copy of the legendary Geek Code pages, originally created by Robert Hayden in 1993 as a fun shorthand for geeks to describe themselves online. The site preserves a genuine piece of early internet culture, including the original code generator and Hayden's own reflections on the wild, pre-commercial web of the 1990s.