A selection of high-quality images from the Flemish manuscripts in the British Library along with a timeline of contemporary European events.

Links to embedded videos and other information about World History: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation including the The Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, Spanish and Portuguese Empires, Mughal rule in...

History Questions: Daily Life in the Renaissance Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

A look at four representative figures of the Renaissance period. Includes biographies about Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli, Sir Thomas More, and Desiderius Erasmus. Their biographies discuss their contributions to the Renaissance...

A survey of the different philosophers of the Renaissance period. Includes a general look at Bruno, Montaigne, Descartes, Hobbes, and Locke with links to their biographies. The lecture tries to give the readers an insight into the...

Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.

Useful for research and for focusing on women's writing during this influential period, this article includes a lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources.

Kids learn about the beginning of the European Renaissance in history. Learn how the European Renaissance got started?

A fun word search game with terms about the Renaissance. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.

Kids learn about the daily life during the Renaissance including housing, schools, shopping, food, clothing, and entertainment.

Kids learn about the Reformation of the church during the Renaissance. Site explores what it was and who was Martin Luther?

Understand what occurred to begin and the end the Thirty Years' War in Europe with this lecture. Explore the different battles and treaties that went along with this time of unrest in Europe because of the religious indifference. Also...

Kids learn about the glossary and terms of the European Renaissance. Words and definitions you need to know.

Kids learn about the timeline of the European Renaissance including proto, early, and high Renaissance periods. Major events.

Kids learn about the Age of Exploration and Discovery of the European Renaissance including Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Portugal, and Spain.

An interactive crossword puzzle game about Renaissance. Students can learn about the history and have fun at the same time.

Kids learn about the events and timeline of the European Renaissance in history on this site. Learn about the rebirth in science, art, philosophy, and literature.

Kids learn about Renaissance architecture. What made it different and who were the great architects of the time.

Students explore the civil war between the English houses of York and Lancaster known as War of the Roses on this site.

A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.

A thorough essay covering all aspects of the beliefs and history of Anabaptists, a religious group that "evolved in a time of social and religious chaos."

Article on Queen Elizabeth I and the obstacles she faced as she tried to establish an official English Protestant church. Part of a three article series on Making a Difference. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.

Learn about "Bluff King Hal" and his six wives in this essay about Henry VIII, England's Renaissance king who presided over the foundation of the Church of England in seeking to annul his marriage and achieve a male heir. Archived.

From the open-air Globe to the candlelit Blackfriars; from the countryside to the city; discover the world that shaped Shakespeare's work and influenced his legacy.