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Historical Mystery Sites

A Web Published Regency Mystery
Archaeology in Fiction - bibliography (not just mysteries)
Brer Fox - a wonderful listing of historical mystery authors and books.
Crime Spree Magazine - The link is to a .pdf file version of Ayo Onatade's survey of medieval mysteries from issue number 6. If you do not have the software to read .pdf files, you can get that at Adobe Reader download
Criminal History - a site for fans of historical crime fiction giving a quick overview of the different periods, with recommended titles and related articles going into more depth. Also some British signing and publishing news
Crime Time UK - an excellent Brit based general mystery site, with some interesting HM related content such as an interviews with Caleb Carr and Gwendolyn Butler
The Detective and the Toga Bibliography and other news about mystery novels and short stories set in Ancient Rome
Eurocrime Another excellent Brit based site focusing on British and European mysteries, with interviews and reviews that include some of historical mystery interest.
Cursor Mundi Medieval Journal has a very extensive interview with the Medieval Murderers group of Historical Mystery writers (Bernard Knight,Ian Morson,Michael Jecks, Susanna Gregory, Philip Gooden)
Detectives on Stamps

Historical Mystery Bibliography by CTT's own Dean James

Historical Mystery Appreciation Society Fan organization (dues required to join) that publishes an award winning fanzine: Murder Past Tense and bestows the Herodotus Award honoring excellence in historical mysteries
Medieval Quadrant Renee Vink's Medieval Mystery Dbase, including mysteries in languages other than English
Mystery Readers International A general mystery journal with several special issues about historical mysteries, with some of the articles available online.
Pompeii Gateway: Pompeii: A.D. 62
Roman Fiction Bibliography of historical novels set in ancient Rome plus timelines, informational essays, and other associated historical information.
 


General Historical Sites

HISTORICAL WEB INDICES (directories of historical sites/information sources)
MAPS

A Page of Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana - "Notable and Obscure Characters and Places of popular Victorian Fiction"

American Civil War Home Page - Dedicated to both North and South 1861 - 1865

American Civil War @ Smithsonian

American Civil War- Texas during the Civil War: Daily life, Fabric, uppliers, Texas timeline.

American Civil War Time line

American History - Outline Early America to 21st Century

Ancient Greece in novels, stories, and cinema

Artotyrites Webpage by a CTT list member about a Christian faith that dates back to 156 A.D.

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

Blithering Antiquity CTT author Daniel Elton Harmon publishes a fun online "Magazette of Historical Curiosities, Inquiries & Intrigues"

British Titles of Nobility An Introduction and Primer to the Peerage. For even more information about British, European, and non-European royalty and nobility and their proper titles, check out the alt.talk.royalty FAQ about royal and noble families.

Historical Novel Society - General historical fiction we are a community (dues required to join) for authors, agents and publishers.

The Liturgical Hours A cool reference letting you understand medieval liturgial hour times in modern terms by giving you the Hour of the Day, Latin Name, English Name, Time in Modern Hours & associated Vigil.

Metheglin Press - Contemporary reference manuals for 17th century merchants and 19th century settlers for sale

Museum of American History Kenneth E Behring Center

Museum of London Online site for the largest city museum in the world - prehistoric to modern London

NYPL Digital Gallery - over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.

Renaissance, the Elizabethan World is dedicated to Elizabethan social history. A content-packed site that also includes a well organized set of links to other sites related to Tudor England.

Renaissance Society Informational site about the history of the times, culture, and society of the Northern & Southern Renaissance movement.;

Roman Ball Games Illustrations from ancient Greece and Rome with explanatory essays

Shrewsbury Castle - informational site dedicated to a location more than familiar to Cadfael fans.

 

The Victorian Web "Literature, history, & culture in the age of Victoria"

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Mystery Parties, Vacations & Fun!

Elizabethan Costume Guide - Articles via Wholesale Costume Club
How to Host a Murder Mystery - Dinner Party Games
Killing Time Murder Consultants - Party Planning
Life in Renaissance Times - Articles via Wholesale Costume Club
Madison Street Inn Santa Clara, Silicon Valley CA - Plan a Murder Mystery Weekend
Murder Mystery Events (UK) - Separate Murder Scripts, Treasure Hunts, Themed Dinners, Corporate Hospitality, Team Building Events, Evening Entertainment, and Dinner Theatre
Murder Mystery Weekend - Vacations, train trips and dinners
Mysteries By Vincent - For the ultimate in "do it yourself" mystery party entertaining!
Mystery Reader Personality Type by CTT member Rosalie Stafford. Follow the instructions on the page to contribute your data. Sometime in 2004, with the help of an expert in personality typology, Rosalie will publish the results in an article for her Mystery Webzine, correlating mystery taste with personality type.
Stick-man Murder Mysteries - Online mystery games. Not historical, but fun!
 

 

Historical Mystery Booksellers
Listings in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS are owned and/or managed by fellow list members

ALIENS & ALIBIS BOOKS - A new independent run by listmember Deb Andolino and her son Gary, based in South Carolina.
Aunt Agatha's New & Used Mysteries, Detection & True Crime Books - the site includes an online inventory / store and thoughtful reviews by the owner, that include historical mysteries. Fair disclosure - the site is maintained by your beloved webmistress.
bol.com - International online general bookstore
Booked for Murder is a listmember's "local", which they highly recommend for selection and service.
The Internet Bookshop UK - who have a large database of US and UK books at reasonable prices plus P&P
Left for Dead Books - First Edition specialists with a separate page dedicated to historical mysteries. You can search inventory at their website or through ABE, Bibliofind or Bookavenue.
MURDER BY THE BOOK in Houston is one of the United States's oldest and largest mystery bookstores, with a large selection of historical mysteries, both US and UK imprints. Want lists welcome.
 
Mystery Lovers Bookshop Recommended by one of our international CTT group members who has difficulty getting historical mysteries in English where she lives, the Mystery Lovers Bookshop carries backlist and British editions (with an online form to request they order ones they don't carry, including non-mystery), with a membership program (free with your first web purchase) offering free shipping on orders over $45 and accumulated credit toward free books.
POE'S COUSIN - Run by Anne Poe Lehr, who offers a 10% discount to fellow CTT members, if you let her know when ordering - the discount is manual and so will appear on the order but not on her website. Anne is A First Edition bookseller whose specialties include historical mysteries, mostly signed and unread, from all time periods. She has a large collection of UK first editions. Her books can also be found on ABE, Bibliofind, Bookavenue and soon on TomFolio.
Poisoned Pen Press - Mystery specialist small press "publishing excellence in mystery". Offerings are a mixture of original mysteries, quality reprints, and reference books.
Prime Crime Books - is a mystery bookstore located in Ottawa Canada, and recommended by one of the list members. Canadian bookstores are one alternative for people living in the US to acquire British edition only historical mysteries when they don't have a US source with British connections and don't want to get involved with transatlantic shipping fees.
Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore - recommended by a list member as an Indy who cares and makes the effort to help the customer. Who also has lots of British Headline Press, sometimes at used-book prices and a lot of book signings.

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