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The Middle Ages in Our Century
From your About Guide, a Renaissance Faire experience and some thoughts on the nature of Living History.

General Living History
Articles, publications, and general sites that focus on recreation and reenactment.

Living History Organizations
Groups, organizations and societies involved with the recreation of medieval history and the Renaissance era.

Reenactment Aids
Tips and instructions for creating or purchasing period armor and clothing and cooking medieval recipes.

Renaissance Faire Resources
Links to help you with every aspect of creating a Renaissance Faire and lists of event dates and locations.

Historical Reenactment
About.com Guides Lisa Scovel and Lee Mehelis offer some well-written and thoroughly enjoyable original articles on the art of reenactment and provide comprehensive links to help you recreate any era of history.

Regia Anglorum
A British organization focusing on Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman civilization from 950-1066 AD. Website includes information for membership, booking the organization for events or film, and a huge collection of articles about historical background and daily life in the time period.

Renaissance Magazine
Subscription information and online marketing for the print publication, which deals primarily with historical info from a living history perspective. Some articles available online.

The Society for Creative Anachronism
The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and recreating pre-17th-century European history. Lots of SCA facts and How to find your local SCA.

The Vikings
Britain's oldest and largest Dark Age reenactment society. The site includes several articles written by society members on aspects of early medieval life.

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