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This page contains links to web sites and pages having to do with the English
Renaissance period, or costume and sewing needs. The links in this area will let you leave
our site. Remember, the linked sites are not under our control and we are not responsible
for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes
or updates to such sites. The information is divided into the following categories:
This is reserved for links relating to costuming including the 16th Century, or
for sewing supplies.
- Elizabethan Costuming Home
Page - good links and directions for making selected items of clothing.
- Costume Society of America
- Devoted
to all aspects of dress and appearance. Members receive newsletters and subscriptions to
costume journals.
- Cornelia Powell - This charming site is
devoted to the Victorian era. "Reminiscent of
English garden weddings yet it is not only for brides". Inspires the imaginations of
all romantics. Cornelia Powell currently serves on the Educational Board of
the Costume Society of America.
- The Amazon Dry Goods and Pickling Works is a
great source for patterns -- Widest selection is for the Victorian Times, but they have a
substantial number of Medieval and Renaissance patterns.
- The Costuming Page
- Costume Barn Located in Hudson,
Michigan. Has 8,000 costumes, from Vikings to Modern. Does Renaissance
Weddings, call for details.
- Blackwork Pages.
Nice collections of patterns.
Kiara's Blackwork page
Blackwork
Guide Picks .
This is reserved for Michigan sites
- The Michigan Renaissance
Festival--This largest of Michigan festivals runs for seven weeks in late
summer. Each week brings a new theme, such as Highland Games, Wine Tastings and more.
Open only to those unique persons who have constructed sites or pages meeting
the rigorous standards of The Tudor Times: You should display exemplary wit and
the site should reflect the ability to use expensive technology to make us laugh.
Doubtful that there will ever be 300 sites listed (my, there is a lot of junk out
there)
Please don't submit sites, I'll find them, generally when I am looking for other
things.
- A briefe history of the
codpiece.
Combining the best of costuming knowledge and humor. Follow the
link back to the home page and find out all you wanted to know about the air lute and much
more
- Limericks -- We just might
get 300 here. Sadly, this page is wholly under our control.
- Axel the Sot Speaking
of Limericks, visit Axel's page for that and much, much more
Benzedrine Monks --
Depending on your software, you can listen to "monks" singing, "Don't You
Think I'm Sexy?" Shades of the Borgias.
- Henry VII shape
shifter. Re-arrange the face of the first Tudor monarch. (Java script)
- Straight from the Community College of Harolds—Haroldry for the Non Harold.
Say, isn’t that everyone after 1066? (Made with MacIntosh)
- Visit Wymsey
Village Web, a rural parody. Wymsey - a village much the same today as
yesterday, and maybe even tomorrow. Do have a drink at the Crowne and Thorns Pub. Although
Wymsey is set in the present century, it is easy to see that many of the central
structures are clearly Tudor.
- Toxic Custard Shakespeare.
A wonder from down under. According to the website, it is: "Widely recognized as the
least authoritative and most inaccurate, the Toxic Custard Shakespeare brings together
some of Will's best-known works in attempt to help the reader see and appreciate them in a
way never before seen." (And never again, we trust) Follow the link back to the main
page and check out the history timeline, you will easily see why they call it
"his-story".
- Like the Canterbury Tales, only ..... very different. In the Tudor Times, it could be
worth your very life to safely deliver an heir male. (Just ask Anne Boleyn) Are you pregnant?
Visit this amusing site to find out whether you are with child and just who the father is.
- The Reduced Shakespeare Company a
troupe that figured out long ago that ripping off long dead authors can be quite
lucrative. You’ve gotta love the Groucho/Will logo on the website. Coming soon to a
peninsula near you!! The RSC will be appearing at Michigan Tech University later this
spring. Check their website to view other performance dates.
- Which religion is
right for your complexion? Religion was in a state of flux during the
turbulent Tudor Times. Use this handy site to guide your choices. After all, like the page
says, "Why risk going to a church that clashes with your outfit? Or fails to provide
complimentary lighting?"
- Elizabethan
Insults. And much, much more.
- The
Royal Stuarts humour page. Not all bawdy, but The Bantam Cock
was a particular favorite. Also look for The Duke of Norfolk’s Bad Day, and the
Scotsman and his Egg.
- Nine
Inch Will Please A Lady. Richard Styff. Don’t you just know that all his
lady friends call him "Dick". Our favorite title from the "Sex, Smut and
Elizabethan Erotica" Section of the Bookstore
- "Go for it, Wench", was the cheery reply to my request to place
this site in the 300 Bawd Club. The prime mate snarled, "If he calls you wench again,
he’s Ded Meat". Follow the bouncing Bob for a sing-a-long of some of your
favorite songs. Ded Bob
has appeared at the Michigan Renaissance Festival.
- Are you a wench? Take this handy
test to find out.
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Really, the Webmistress does posess taste and refinement:
- I see I have missed much by never watching the soaps. On his old website,
you could listen to Thorsten Kaye (formerly Patrick Thornheart of One Life to Live)
reading a few lines of "Whoso List to Hunt", a poem by Thomas Wyatt, possibly
written for Anne Boleyn. Alas and alack, the wav file didn’t make it over
to the new site, so you can no longer hear the last four lines being read by
Thorsten Kaye. Trust me, it was quite an uplifting experience.
Instead, visit the Thorsten
Kaye giftshop, and listen to a short clip of "Thorns and
Roses", one of his original poems. Equally romantic. Visit the official
website
of this hunk and Red Wings fan who
completed his graduate theatre studies at Wayne State University, located in
Detroit, Michigan.
- Lewd
Lute? Here is a posted excerpt from a thesis. Uses Shakespearen references to
support the premise.
- "All the world’s a
Cyberstage". A very well done site devoted to Francis Bacon, thought to
be the real brains behind Hamlet, et al.
- Rounding out this section, we present Yahoo's
List of links regarding the Shakespeare authorship issue.
Take a virtual visit to some of the best:
Romance, Dreams and Daring
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Realms of Fantasy
Storm Keep Castle.
A Free-Form Role Playing Channel. Requires Java Capable Browser.
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Armour, Jewelry and Fashion
Swords
and Armor - Medieval armor and weaponry replicas. Suits of armor,
medieval swords, Scottish Claymores, Renaissance weaponry, chain mail, and
wearable armor. A vast selection Japanese Katanas, medieval helmets and wearable
SCA armour items awaits you .
Yes, but do they have chaine maile bikinis?
Visit Medieval
Chain Mail Armor
for
all your (what else?) medieval chain mail armor , SCA armour, medieval battle
weapons, shields, and wearable SCA helmets. Best prices on the planet (presumably, Mother
Earth) for coif and Brynie.
Medieval
Weapon Art swords, knives, armors and
more, to Decorate the Walls of Your beautiful castle
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Useful Sites that say nice things about us:
- "Humor waiting for you around every corner! Extraordinary
site." From those discerning folks at the Medieval Source
Book, an extensive internet course web book
- "You are inexcusably ethnically insensitive"Charlotte
NC Observer
- "We can't figure out how to work your e-mail!" LA
Times
- "This site sucks my knob" Unknown
Visitor
Hey, the links are for those who say nice things about us, and identify themselves.
- Evidently, the LA Times thing was real.LA Times
Picks --"There is material in this parody that may be offensive to
some". Well, we try our best.
- Net
Surfer’s Adventures--"A lovely piece of gratuitous parody"
- "Neat Stuff" Kathy Emerson—author
of "Everyday Life in the Renaissance", and many other titles. (Actually, we've been downgraded to "16th Century Links", oh,
well)
- The Tudor Times is listed in HIST 2221: England I -- Act II
- Crain's
Detroit Business has also given us a listing under "Entertainment".
- Elizabethan
History on the Web. Has link to TT, and writes: "There are many sites on
the net that give excellent information on various aspects of life in Elizabethan
England." Well, the TT is not exactly one of them, but we do welcome all links.
- Je ne sais pas ce que signifie ceci. Mais, mes mercis sincères. TOUS
LES LIENS. 1/Base de liens Academic Info British History (cliquez : la base
est disponible sur notre site) 2/ Bases de liens diverses
- Choice
in Education, a UK site, writes: "Very funny parody of a Tudor
newspaper"… "Great fun, very well written but using historical facts…A
good place for reluctant historians, methinks."
- The
Shire of Noergate, a Canadian site, writes: "There are several fine
websites devoted to this family, they are listed below, as are a few sites devoted to
several of the pivotal family members." And, gives us a link!
- Thanks, Davis. Visit the website of Davis
Gloff, former host of the defunct Detroit classical radio station WQRS. He
also kindly gives a link to MetroBusiness, a defunct Detroit website. Among other things,
Davis currently is serving as a substitute host on the new WYUR 1310 AM abbreviated
classical music format, which many of us hope heralds the return of full-time classical
music to the metro Detroit area.
- The best of the best of Renaissance Magazine's
book reviews.But, please, do come back to browse The Tudor Times Bookstore
- Visit OPALS--Owain
Phyfe Appreciative Listener Society. I was deeply touched to
see some of the old MetroBiz stuff recycled on this website.
- The
Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Renaissance
- The Dallas
Morning News Technology Section "...charming, though slightly irreverent site". (Only 'Slightly
irreverent?') The Tudor Times shows up as a site to visit in
"Destinations--Beyond Turkey and Pumpkin Pie". Just realized that the writer's
last name is "Wyatt"--Tim, not Thomas.
- Henry
Eighth Great Links. The Tudor Times is right up there with something called
"A Compendium of Common Knowledge", whatever that is. (giggle)
- I love that toddlin’ town! The Tudor Times has made the list of The
Chicago Public Library Cybrarians' Favorite Food and Fun Spots. "News
got you down? Visit one of these sites to get a fresh perspective on current events or
shift your focus to a different era". The Library Cybrarian's call the TT "A
tongue in cheek look at what was happening in the 16th century."
- GSCE
History
- 2500
Food Recipes
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Radio stations that say nice
things about us
- Mists
of Avalon. What a lovely Sunday morning brunch. From 11a to 1p, Eastern
Standard Time, listen to wonderful music from the Tudor times and beyond.
Celtic, Medieval and Renaissance tunes are played during these two hours. Miss
the show? Find archives here.
Mists of Avalon host, Walt Haake, actually admits to visiting us here at the
Tudor Times. Well, there's no accounting for tastes.
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Miscellaneous Sites
- Ha, Ha--Trick Category, far too anal-retentive not to give things names.
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