Curated OER
Witchcraft
Tenth graders develop response to witchcraft from a historical and cultural perspective. They evaluate the use of ceremonies and rituals in witchcraft. They develop a character and develop use of genres and styles of drama. They role...
K12 Reader
Oliver Twist
Middle schoolers demonstrate their ability to summarize by crafting a summary of a passage from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. Oh that Dickens should be so laconic.
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Lords and Ladies: Life in the Middle Ages
Explore what life was like during the medieval times. Among topics discover trends in clothing, food, and torture techniques of the age.
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Medieval Life and Times: Medieval Torture and Punishment
Provides information and history for many instruments of torutre that were used in medieval times, including during the Inquisition.
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Historic Royal Palaces: Tower of London: Tower Torture
Describes three torture instruments on display at the Tower of London. Includes three downloadable factsheets on the history of torture at the Tower, famous people tortured there, and more information on the three instruments on display.
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Torture Museum Amsterdam: History of Medieval Torture
A short electronic booklet with images and descriptions of medieval torture methods, taken from exhibition materials at this museum.
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Nuremburg Online: Mediaeval Dungeons
This site on the Mediaeval Dungeons of Nuremberg provides information on its history, the system of justice, the prison and torture chamber, and the procedures for execution.
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Professor Pavlac's Torture Pages
Discusses torture as a method of getting information, and the methods used in the European witch hunts. Also discusses torture after 1800 being used as a form of punishment. Includes some excellent links to other resources.