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Gardiner's Atlas of English History

The maps included in this web site are from the book A School Atlas of English History, ed. by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, M.A. LL.D.,  printed in London by Longmans, Green, and Co. in 1892.  They present a comprehensive picture of Great Britain during the period we are studying and beyond it to the late nineteenth century.  Well worth a visit.  A good alternative to the next site, which is presently unavailable.

 

Historical Atlas of England

(The full site is presently unavailable, but worthwhile if and when it can be located.) Includes a map of "the first home of the English," which shows the continental origins of the Germanic tribes that settled Britain. This is useful for developing a sense of the language and cultural history generally and the environment of Beowulf in particular. With this are maps of England through the OE period and the early Norman period, some interesting images of historic artifacts, and some suggested readings. Some individual maps and one collection can be found at the following links: 

• Map of Roman Britain about 410
• Settlements of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes in Britain about 600
• Maps of Medieval England (mostly from the Historical Atlas)
• England after 886

 

Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Maps and Images

Scroll down (and down!) to "England/British Isles." There is a map of the Angevin Empire, the holdings of the 12thC Norman kings of England, and other maps of medieval England, including one of medieval England about the time of Chaucer's death.

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