Digital Tools for Medievalists

Medieval Toolbox

A collection of research tools for students and scholars of medieval English history

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Regnal Year Calculator

Anno Regni

Convert between regnal years and modern dates, from William I to Charles III. Enter a regnal year with optional day and month for exact date resolution.

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Medieval Calendar

Calendarium

Traversable calendar of saints' days, moveable feasts, law terms, and return days. Ecclesiastical and legal modes with data from Cheney's Handbook of Dates.

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Manorial Documents Register

Carta Maneriorum

Interactive map of 4,393 manorial documents across 449 Dorset manors. Filter by date, document type, and search by manor or place. Links to TNA Discovery.

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Statutes & Legal Texts

Leges

Statutes of the realm and legal texts for medieval England. Search by regnal year, chapter, or subject, with links to published editions.

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Dorset Place-Names

Locus

Over 10,000 historical place-names mapped with etymological data from the English Place-Name Society. Search by name, element, hundred, or parish.

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Currency & Measures

Nummus

Pounds, shillings, and pence calculator with denomination converter. Weights and measures from Zupko, covering linear, area, capacity, and weight systems.

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Published Primary Sources

Fontes

Calendars, editions, and reference works for medieval English history. Browse by category, search by title or abbreviation, and find links to free online texts.

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Testing

Work in progress. Currently an augmented reality viewer: point a phone camera at a printed target to place a 3D model on it. Needs a rear camera and camera permission.