World History
Vatican History. With the death of Pope John Paul II and the rise of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican has been in the news a lot lately. This has included a look at the history of the Holy See and many of the traditions that are associated with the Papal Throne. Here are a few sites on the Web I think might be good starting points for researching the history of the Vatican.
History of Vatican City: Primary Documents - Online library and e-text archive of primary source material covering the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Includes transcriptions and translations of early church documents.
History of The Holy See (Vatican City State) - This is a brief overview from the History of Nations.
History of Vatican Archival Holdings - Information on this project at the University of Michigan including a description of how the Vatican archives records.
History of the Vatican City - This is an article from the user edited encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Holy See History - This is a short essay from Lonely Planet.
- Vatican Publishes Knights Templar Papers
The Knights Templar are one of the most famous (infamous?) of Medieval organizations. They protected the Holy lands for Christianity for centuries. Their success was tied closely to the Crusades and when the Crusaders lost the Holy Land, support for the...
- The Top 25 Web Hoaxes And Pranks
Here is a fun article by Steve Bass at Yahoo News. It is titled The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks. I enjoyed it and many of these are of interest to the history blogosphere. How many non-internet hoaxes from a Millenia or more ago are now the source of...
- Pope Calls Armenian Deaths Genocide
> Was the killing of close to 2 million Armenians by Turks in 1915 genocide? That's what the Pope called it today. Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador to the Vatican saying that the evidence for genocide is controversial. The Al Jazeera clip...
- 3d Sistine Chapel
The Vatican Museum has an amazing 3D visual of the Sistine Chapel. Turn out the lights, put it on the screen and watch your students be amazed at what one human could paint. It is an awesome website. ...
- Virtual Vatican
This is an amazing virtual look at the Vatican. You can look at the floor, walls, ceiling, etc. It is beautiful. ...
World History
Vatican History
Vatican History. With the death of Pope John Paul II and the rise of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican has been in the news a lot lately. This has included a look at the history of the Holy See and many of the traditions that are associated with the Papal Throne. Here are a few sites on the Web I think might be good starting points for researching the history of the Vatican.
History of Vatican City: Primary Documents - Online library and e-text archive of primary source material covering the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Includes transcriptions and translations of early church documents.
History of The Holy See (Vatican City State) - This is a brief overview from the History of Nations.
History of Vatican Archival Holdings - Information on this project at the University of Michigan including a description of how the Vatican archives records.
History of the Vatican City - This is an article from the user edited encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Holy See History - This is a short essay from Lonely Planet.
- Vatican Publishes Knights Templar Papers
The Knights Templar are one of the most famous (infamous?) of Medieval organizations. They protected the Holy lands for Christianity for centuries. Their success was tied closely to the Crusades and when the Crusaders lost the Holy Land, support for the...
- The Top 25 Web Hoaxes And Pranks
Here is a fun article by Steve Bass at Yahoo News. It is titled The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks. I enjoyed it and many of these are of interest to the history blogosphere. How many non-internet hoaxes from a Millenia or more ago are now the source of...
- Pope Calls Armenian Deaths Genocide
> Was the killing of close to 2 million Armenians by Turks in 1915 genocide? That's what the Pope called it today. Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador to the Vatican saying that the evidence for genocide is controversial. The Al Jazeera clip...
- 3d Sistine Chapel
The Vatican Museum has an amazing 3D visual of the Sistine Chapel. Turn out the lights, put it on the screen and watch your students be amazed at what one human could paint. It is an awesome website. ...
- Virtual Vatican
This is an amazing virtual look at the Vatican. You can look at the floor, walls, ceiling, etc. It is beautiful. ...