Middle Ages: Overview

List of databases available through SMU Libraries that are helpful for searching for medieval resources.

Medieval and early modern English documents from the (UK) National Archives in London.

Medieval legal documents from across Europe, dating 400 - 1399.

Digital and searchable copies of Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England, attributed to Henry of Bratton, c. 1210-1268

Decretum Gratiani (a.k.a., Decretum Gratiani aka Concordia discordantium canonum aka Concordantia discordantium canonum aka the Decretum) is a collection of canon law compiled and written in the 12th century as a legal textbook by the jurist known as Gratian.

A project to publish online and in print new editions and translations of all English legal codes, edicts, and treatises produced up to the time of the Magna Carta (c. 1215).

Brings together in a single virtual location publicly accessible electronic resources for the study of medieval canon law.

A research guide from the (UK) National Archives.

Provides an easily searchable index of scholarly digital repositories that contain primary sources for history throughout Europe.

Provides a searchable bibliography of texts – from private letters, wills, and household accounts to literary works, philosophical treatises, chronicles, court proceedings, church records, and a host of other documents – that were written in the Middle Ages and are now available in printed or online editions and translations.

Promotes the work of the curators working at the British Library.This blog provides regular updates on the British Library's digitisation projects.

A collection of letters to and from women dating from the 4th to the 13th century AD. Written in Latin, the letters are presented with English translations and are organized by the women participating in the exchange.

Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. A collaborative project hosted by the University of Iowa.