The following is a list of links to other websites that may be of interest to our renaissance faire actors. These sites have been carefully selected, and we try to list only sites that are worthy, informative, well-produced and entertaining. Additionally, we are unlikely to list any site that is merely a collection of links to other sites, with a few rare exceptions that we feel are too valuable to miss, or sites who's content is repetitive and unoriginal. There are literally thousands of sites out there devoted to the renaissance, and this collection of links is designed to present you with only the best, while weeding out the dreck.

Sites of Special Interest to our Faire

·  The Washington Renaissance Fantasy Faire - The main site for our Faire.

·  St. Wolfgang's Bavarian Court - The Wonderous St. Wolfgangs are a charming Guild dedicated to recreating the ages gone by, from Medieval to Renaissance.

·  The Seattle Knights - The Seattle Knights perform breathtaking tournaments at our Faire.

·  Meet and Greet - Invaluable council for Renaissance Faire actors.

Renaissance Costume and Accessories Merchants

·  Lady and the Fool - A wonderful retailer of garb for peasants.
·  The Dye Spot - Another invauable source for peasant costumes.
·  Peldyn & Gwyneth's Garb - Lovely custom made clothing, of particular interest to those of the middle classes.
·  Debbie Gluck's Creative Costumes - Custom made theater-quality clothes for Elizabethan nobles in as little as two weeks!
·  Noel Costumier's "Tudor" collection - A lovely, earlier period ensemble for Tudor noblewomen.
·  Golden Age Designs - Another custom clothier that offers a helpful "build-a-gown" section that will help noblewomen design their own gown.
·  Cloth of Gold - A smaller site that sells a few already made gowns for middle class and noblewomen.
·  Pendragon Costumes - Some attractive middle class and noble men's clothing, though their women's wear should be avoided.
·  A Wardrobe in Time - Some lovely costumes here, espeically the shirts, chemises and accessories.
·  Golden Age Designs - Offers reasonably priced Elizabethan women's underpinnings, such as corsets and farthingales.
·  Elizabethan Arts - Offers several accessories for sale, including two types of bum rolls.
·  Historic Enterprises - An interesting collection of clothing and accessories, for both the medieval and renaissance periods.
·  Lady MacSnood - Without question, the best snoods available on the web.
·  Fancy Things Fanne Shoppe - Lovely custom made Elizabethan Fans.
·  Lady's Maid Jewels - Another source for custom made Elizabethan Fans.
·  MuseumShop.com - A good source for reproduction Elizabethan jewelry.
·  Past Times - Another place to check for Elizabethan jewelry and trinkets.
·  Boots by Bohemond - A site that deals in more rustic footwear.
·  The Faire Pair Tights - The source for faire tights.
·  The Pillaged Village - Accessories, feast gear and trimmings for your costume, at very reasonable prices!
·  Swords Online - A large selection of swords at competitve prices.
·  Weapons Emporium - Both Arms and Armor from the renaissance period.
·  Fellowship Foundry - Renaissance pewter accessories, including goblets.

Renaissance History, Society and Culture

·  Life in Elizabethan England, a Compendium of Common Knowledge - Possibly the premier web source for information on life in Elizabethan England.

·  Renaissance and Medieval Web - A resource for the more scholarly. All manner of wonderful information.

·  Tudor History - With additional commentary on the period.

·  Journey Through the Renaissance - A wonderful site. Uses Flash a lot, takes some time, and has sound and pictures. It's an amazing site, definitely worth looking at.

·  Le Poulet Gauche - The webiste of a group of SCA actors portraying a group of Elizabethan-era French, with extensive information about French culture, history and daily life of the period.

·  The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy - A site conerning the history and culture of the renaissance in Italy.

·  Gerry and Julie's Landsknecht and Costume Site - An invaluable information site for anyone playing a character from Renaissance Germany.

·  Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Day Queen

·  The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I - The best site on Elizabeth and her England around. A must see.

·  Elizabeth I - The life and times of Queen Elizabeth I

·  The Grace O'Malley - Granuaile O'Malley Page - All about the Irish Pirate Queen.

·  The Galileo Project Homepage

·  Castles - Based on a research paper that was done about Castles. History, glossary, layouts, links page. Something fun to read over for some extra knowledge.

·  Power and Government in Elizabethan England

·  Religion in Elizabethan Times

·  The Protestant Reformation

·  Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature

·  Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England

·  Life of Women in Tudor England - What was it like to be a woman in Tudor times?

·  Gender, Family, Household: Seventeenth-Century Norms and Controversies

·  Huswifery - What did Renaissance Wives do, exactly?

·  The Housewife's Rich Cabinet: Remedies, Recipes, and Helpful Hints

·  Renaissance and Medieval Food and Drink - Great links page with resources about food and drink from the Renaissance and Medieval periods.

·  A History of Medicine in the Renaissance

·  Elizabethan Medicine - Who were Elizabethan doctors and what did they do?

·  Medieval and Renaissance Games - Includes rules and explainations!

·  Elizabethan Sports and Pastimes

·  Alehouses in Elizabethan England

·  Music and Dance of the Renaissance

·  Renaissance Dance Cheat Sheets

·  Renaissance Dance - A list of related links to other pages.

·  The Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's favorite ship, this is a wonderfully informative site detailing both the history of this ship, and its recovery, with information on what life aboard her was like and detailed information about the artifacts recovered from it.

·  Ye Olde Book of Seadogs - The history and culture of Elizabethan pirates, or privateers!

·  Legends: Swashbucklers and Fops - A page with many links of interest to Elizabethan swordsmen.

·  Elizabethan Fencing - The history and technique of Elizabethan swordplay.

·  Tyburn Tree - A history of public excution in early modern England.

·  The Fool Throughout the Ages - A history of jesters.

·  Elizabethan Cosmology - A fun site about the folklore concerning weather prediction in Elizabethan times.

·  The Alchemy Website and Virtual Library

·  The Supernatural in Shakespeare

·  The Witching Hours: Medieval through Enlightenment Period European Witch History

·  Witches in Elizabethan England

·  "Natural Magick" by John Baptist Porta - An online copy of an authentic 16th Century text.

Costume Construction

·  Elizabethan Costuming Page - The premier collection of costuming links.

·  Italian Renaissance Gown Construction

·  Patterns for 16th Century German Men's Costume

·  The True Story of What the Irish Wore

·  Celtic Dress of the 16th Century - Dealing with both Scottish and Irish Dress in the 16th Century.

·  Footwear of the Middle Ages - A very comprehensive site designed just for the reenactor. It not only details how to make period shoes completely, but also offers potentially even more useful information, like how to cheat.

·  Hairstyles of the Elizabethan Period

Just for Fun

·  The Renaissance Faire Purity Test

·  Personalized Shakespearian Insult Service

·  Ioseph of Locksley's Handy Guide to Cavalier Hand-Kissing

·  Codpiece International - Home of the "Bring Back the Codpiece" Campaign.