These curated resource lists coincide with the topic ideas listed in the NHD 2018 Conflict & Compromise theme sample topics list. The links lead to resources accessed from the Library of Congress (LOC.gov) unless otherwise noted.
Charlemagne’s Conquest and the Spread of Architectural Ideas
- Monarchs and Monasteries – Creating French Culture online exhibition
- Charlemagne Encyclopædia Britannica
- Books & other texts related to Charlegmagne
- Charlemagne picture gallery ThoughtCo
- Emperor Charlemagne resources from the World Digital Library
- Europa zur zeit Karl’s des Grossen (Map of Europe in the time of Charlemagne)
- The Hymn of Charlemagne
- Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska. Sculpture detail “Charlemagne”
- The Making of Charlemagne’s Europe Kings College London
- Carolingian art, an introduction by Dr. Nancy Ross Khan Academy
- Carolingian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Architecture from Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne by John J. Butt
- Palatine Chapel in Aachen Germany erected by Charlemagne in 786 AD video
Henry II and Thomas Becket: A Conflict That Led to Compromise
- Gallery of Henry II, Fontainebleau Palace, France
- Henry II 1914
- Middle England from the Accession of Henry II to the Death of Elizabeth c1884
- Henry II resources from the World Digital Library
- Thomas Becket resources from the World Digital Library
- Becket, the Church and Henry II BBC
- Henry II Encyclopædia Britannica
- Saint Thomas Becket Encyclopædia Britannica
- Magna Carta: A Charter for the Ages Library of Congress Blog November 19, 2014
The Crusades: No Compromise for Faith
- Books about the Crusades
- The Crusades resources from the World Digital Library
- The Crusades The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Religious images related to the Crusades
- The Crusades Encyclopædia Britannica
- The Crusades: The Clash of Civilization BBC History Documentary
- The Crusades: An Arab Perspective Aljazeera
Isabella, Ferdinand, and the Spanish Reconquista
- Image set
- In Praise of the Most Serene Ferdinand, King of Spain, ‘Baetic’ and Ruler of Granada, Besieger, Victor, Triumphant: And On the Recently Discovered Islands in the Indian Sea World Digital Library
- Codicil of Queen Isabel the Catholic, Executed at Medina del Campo, on November 23, 1504 World Digital Library
- Review the Life and Character of Isabella, First Catholic Queen of Spain 1891
- Isabella: The Warrior Queen 2001 streaming webcast
- Reconquista Encyclopædia Britannica
- Spain: a country study
Settlement of New Land: Conflict and Compromise of the Treaty of Tordesillas
- Descripción de las Yndias Ocidentalis map (curator note, scroll to find)
- Translation of the Treaty of Tordesillas Gilder Lehrman Institute
- Treaty of Tordesillas The United States & Brazil: Navigation and Discovery
- Treaty of Tordesillas resources from the World Digital Library
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- Portugal: a country study
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