Directory of Renaissance Resources

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This rebirth of civilization began in Italy, and is reflected through the period 1350 AD through 1600 AD in advances in art, music, medicine and culture.

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• Elizabethan Costumes

  http://www.lepg.org/clothing.htm
  A simple explanation of the era's clothing.

• Exhibits Collection -- Renaissance

  http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
  Interactive guide allows students to explore the Renaissance and discover the forces that drove this rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular.

• La Renaissance

  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/
  This virtual art museum covers the era its artists from Italy, The Netherlands, Germany and France.

• Mr Dowling - The Renaissance.

  http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
  Introduces the era, the changes it brought, and some of its leaders. Created for middle school students.

• Onboard the Mary Rose

  http://www.maryrose.org/
  This site takes us on a tour of Henry VIII's favorite boat.

• Renaissance Personalities

  http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/
  Grade eight project about the Renaissance. Includes information on architects, artists, explorers, musicians, patrons, politicians, scientists, scholars, sculptors, and renaissance men and women.

• The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I

  http://www.elizabethi.org/
  This extensive site covers fashion, clothing, court life, the Spanish Armada, Mary Queen of Scots, Europe in the "Age of Elizabeth." (1533-1603)

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