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BBC Renaissance Secrets 2 What Did Gutenberg Invent? __ One of the more world changing items to come from Medieval Germany is the printing press. "Gutenberg was a goldsmith from Mainz who never signed his work. But what do we know of the man and his life?" A fascinating new look at the man and his invention. - illustrated - From BBC/The Open University - http://www.open2.net/renaissance2/doing/gutenberg.html

  
Chronology of medieval boys' clothing -- national historical trends Germany __ There is some mention of boy's clothing but most of all, you will find a good history of Medieval Germany. A good resource for a student project. Sign in notices pop-up all over the place. Just hit 'cancel' and continue. - illustrated - From Historic Boys' Clothing - http://histclo.hispeed.com/chron/med/nat/mn-ger.html

 
The Empire Under the Early Habsburgs __ "The Great Interregnum ended in 1273 with the election of Rudolf of Habsburg as king-emperor. After the interregnum period, Germany's emperors came from three powerful dynastic houses: Luxemburg (in Bohemia), Wittelsbach (in Bavaria), and Habsburg (in Austria). These families alternated on the imperial throne until the crown returned in the mid-fifteenth century to the Habsburgs, who retained it with only one short break until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806." You can read the story in detail. - From germanculture.com.ua - http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/history/bl_habsburgs.htm

 
Germany in the Late Middle Ages __ A great collection of notes and vignettes. While the page is related to class assignments, there is enough information to make a visit worthwhile. - From Dr. E.L. Skip Knox - http://history.boisestate.edu/hy309/Germany/ 
 
Germany in the Middle Ages __ "The story of Germany is more difficult to begin than almost any other country, since there is no clearly defined subject. If Italy, as Metternich said, was merely a geographical expression, Germany has not been even that. In terms of geographical features, Germany has never had either natural frontiers or a natural nucleus." Find out how it all came together. - From Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College - http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/germany/lectures/02medieval.html 

Gothic and Medieval Germany __ Gallery of click-to-enlarge photos of Gothic and Medieval German architecture. - illustrated - From community.webshots.com - http://community.webshots.com/album/70037762IxfQhb

 
Historic Highlights of Germany __ A selection of landmarks from Medieval Germany. Just click on any of them for a more detailed report. - illustrated - From Historic Highlights of Germany - http://tinyurl.com/3bu85

 
Medieval Atlas - Maps of the Holy Roman Empire - Medieval Germany in Maps __ "What is today Germany was the heart of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Over the centuries the boundaries of the Empire, as well as its cohesion, underwent massive changes. Some of these changes are reflected in the maps offered here." - illustrated - From About.com - http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blathredex.htm 
 
Medieval Germany __ You will find a full multi-part website about Medieval German history. "Medieval German is a bit of a misnomer. The Country of Germany as we know it today is a modern invention coming out of the 19 Century state of Prussia. In the  medieval period the area of  modern Germany was a myriad of feuding Cities, Principalities, Kingdoms, Republics and Episcopal dioceses." - From Matthew Haywood - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/matthaywood/main/Medieval_Germany.htm

 
Medieval stained glass windows from Esslingen (Germany) __ Excellent articles and images of Medieval German stained glass. - illustrated - From Dr.Hartmut Schäfer - http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/essling/english/glas01.html 

Primary Documents: Medieval Germany __ Collection of documents important to Germany in that period. - From BYU - http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/germ/1500.html 

Towns and Defence in Later Medieval Germany __ "The future pope Pius II was astonished to discover how militarised a society urban Germany was. As he observed in 1444, ‘not only every noble, but even every burgher in the guilds has an armoury in his house so as to appear equipped at every alarm. The skill of the citizens in the use of weapons is extraordinary’. Molinet was equally struck by the military skill of the citizens of one of the smaller towns of the Empire, Neuss, which nonetheless defeated Charles the Bold's siege in 1475." - From David Eltis - http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ARTICLES/eltis.htm 

Warfare in Medieval Germany __ A collection of click-to-read papers, articles and sources about German warfare during the Middle Ages. - From deremilitari.org - http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/germanwarfare.htm 
 

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