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English 10 Shakespeare Inquiry Project (Ms. Price, Mrs. Taylor, Ms. Duttchen, Mr. Demers, Mr. McJannet, Kokubun)

Books 
There are many print resources available for this project. They have been set aside for you on a cart and are organized according to topic. If you have any trouble finding information please ask the Librarian to assist you.


Online Resources

Here are some recommended websites to get you started in your research:


William Shakespeare


The National archives of the United Kingdom:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/william-shakespeare/

Shakespeare Resource Centre: http://www.bardweb.net/

Absolute Shakespeare: http://absoluteshakespeare.com

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323

World Book: http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/search?x=0&y=0&st1=william+shakespeare&searchprop=WBS

Encyclopedia Brittanica’s Guide to Shakespeare: http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/index2.html

Queen Elizabeth

The Official Website of the British Monarchy: http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensofengland/thetudors/elizabethi.aspx

BBC History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/elizabeth_I

Britannica: http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html

Weapons of the Times

Elizabethan Museum- Weapons: http://elizabethanmuseum.weebly.com/weapons.html

Sir Walter Raleigh

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/walter-raleigh-9450901

BBC History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/raleigh_walter.shtml

History Channel: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sir-walter-raleigh-executed

Food of the Times

Tudor History – Food: http://tudorhistory.org/topics/food/

History on the Net- The Tudors Food: http://www.historyonthenet.com/tudors/food.htm

British Library- 1500s Food: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/booksforcooks/1500s/1500sfood.html

Magic and Folklore

Elizabethan Superstitions: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-superstitions.htm

Internet Shakespeare (University of Victoria) – Folklore: http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/ideas/the%20supernatural/folklore.html

Ghosts, Fairies and Omens- JP Sommerville (University of Wisconsin)

Inventions

Elizabethan Era – Inventions: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-inventions.htm


Religious Beliefs

Religion in Elizabethan England: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/religion-elizabethan-england.htm

History of the Globe Theatre

Shakespeare Resource Centre: http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html

Comprehensive Guide to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: http://www.shakespearestudyguide.com/Globe.html#Globe

The Black Death

PBS- The Plague: http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/events/event115.html

Internet Shakespeare (University of Victoria) – The Plague: http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/society/city%20life/plague.html

Centre for Disease Control – Plague: http://www.cdc.gov/plague/history/

The Sonnets

Shakespeare’s Sonnets: http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/

Shakespeare Sonnet Facts: http://www.williamshakespearefacts.net/william-shakespeare-sonnets.html

About.com- The Shakespearian Sonnet: http://shakespeare.about.com/od/thesonnets/a/sonnet.htm

Mary, Queen of Scots

Official Website of the British Monarchy: http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/scottish%20monarchs%28400ad-1603%29/thestewarts/maryqueenofscots.aspx

BBC History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/mary_queen_of_scots

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/mary-queen-of-scots-9401343

Women of the times

Elizabethan Era- Elizabethan Women: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-women.htm

Elizabethan England Life- The Life and Roles of Elizabethan Women: http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/the-life-and-roles-of-elizabethan-era-women.html

Henry VIII

BBC History:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii/

The Official Website of the British Monarchy:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensofengland/thetudors/henryviii.aspx

Biography.com:
http://www.biography.com/people/henry-viii-9335322
Games and Pastimes

History Learning site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor_sports_and_pastimes.htm

Elizabethan Museum  – Toys: http://elizabethanmuseum.weebly.com/childhood-and-toys.html

Dress of the Elizabethan Period


Elizabethan Museum –Fashion: http://elizabethanmuseum.weebly.com/gentlemens-fashion.html

Elizabethan Clothing: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing.htm

Elizabethan England Life – this website is excellent for information on weapons, food, inventions, beliefs, health, games and past times as well as dress for this time period

http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/clothing-in-elizabethan-england.html

Clothing in Elizabethan England:  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/elizabethanclothes.html

Christopher Marlowe

The Marlowe Society: http://www.marlowe-society.org/

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-marlowe-9399572

Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/christopher-marlowe

Sir Francis Drake

BBC History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/drake_francis.shtml

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/francis-drake-9278809

History Learning Site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/sir_francis_drake.htm

Feudal System

The History Learning Site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/feudalism.htm

History on the Net – Feudalism: http://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval_life/feudalism.htm

Health of the Times

Tudor Medicine, History Learning Site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-medicine.htm

The Tudor Trail, Hygiene Part 1 Bathing: http://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/resources/life-in-tudor-england/tudor-hygiene-part-1-bathing/

History Undressed- The History of Hygiene: http://www.historyundressed.com/2008/07/history-of-hygiene-bathing-teeth.html

Elizabethan Museum – Medicine: http://elizabethanmuseum.weebly.com/diseases.html

The Boy Players

Encyclopedia Britannica- The Children’s Company: http://www.britannica.com/shakespeare/article-9095706

Internet Shakespeare (University of Victoria)- Child Actors: http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/stage/acting/childactors.html

Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/shakespeare/article-9022312

Internet Shakespeare (University of Victoria): http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/stage/acting/chamberlainsmen.html

Project Outline:

Presentation


For some ideas of presentation and sharing tools, check out some ideas HERE.

If you would like to try using GLOGSTER, click HERE
Noodletools

You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.

If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up!