The Life and Times of Geoffrey Chaucer

Middle English	Medieval Art	Medieval Music	The Black Plague	Medieval Family Life	Medieval History
Chaucer – this site contains excerpts of The Canterbury Tales read in Middle English – great for students studying the development of language as well as CT. Sounds – longer, more in-depth clips WITH TEXT provides a great exposure to the sounds and grammar of Middle English.	The Adoration of the Magi – great slideshow/tour of the paintings of Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippo that contextualizes both paintings in medieval Europe.	Medieval Instruments – listen to different popular instruments during the medieval period. Music in England – provides clips of specific instruments and excerpts from popular works. Medieval Music – a surprising radio interview with Third Voice, a music group that performs medieval music.	Black King – fascinating film and audio about the Black Plague and its impact on medieval England.	Medieval Childhood – find out more about midwifery and how raising a family was surprisingly similar to today! Medieval Childhood (Play) – the second radio article in a series on childhood in medieval England, focused specifically on children’s games.	Medieval Golden Age – interesting article about women during the fourteenth- and fifteenth- centuries in London.