Consult biographical dictionaries to get brief information about people, dates and events.
Annotated Index of Medieval Women
REF CT3220.A56 1992t
Contains some 1,500 entries which present a cross-section of women from a span of seven centuries beginning with the year 800.
An "introduction to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview....Each entry presents a biographical outline, a list of works and a summary of their main theories, alongside suggestions for further reading."
The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: a Biographical Dictionary
REF CB353.L38 2001
Who's Who in Early Medieval England, 1066-1272
REF DA177.T94 2001
Who's Who in Late Medieval England, 1272-1485
REF DA28.W62t
Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia
REF HQ1147.E85 W66 2006
Daily life of medieval women in Europe between 450 CE and 1500 CE.
