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The ''Magonomia'' core rulebook has a map that's designed as an orientation, but isn't very detailed. If you're interested in historical detail and accuracy, you'll almost certainly need supplemental maps from the internet. | The ''Magonomia'' core rulebook has a map that's designed as an orientation, but isn't very detailed. If you're interested in historical detail and accuracy, you'll almost certainly need supplemental maps from the internet. | ||
== Historical Map Compilations == | |||
* [https://www.oldmapsonline.org/ Old Maps Online] | |||
* [https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_kingdom.html UK Historical Maps] from the Perry-Castanada Library , University of Texas (public domain) | * [https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_kingdom.html UK Historical Maps] from the Perry-Castanada Library , University of Texas (public domain) | ||
** The [https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/colbeck/england_wars_of_the_roses.jpg England in the Wars of the Roses] map is especially useful if you ignore the battle sites and just look at the major towns, cities, and rivers. | ** The [https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/colbeck/england_wars_of_the_roses.jpg England in the Wars of the Roses] map is especially useful if you ignore the battle sites and just look at the major towns, cities, and rivers. | ||
== Historical Maps of London == | |||
* [https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/agas.htm The Agas map] online, a digital version of surveyor Ralph Agas' map from 1561 | |||
* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/233336/Elizabethan-Adventures-London-Map Elizabethan Adventures London Map], paid download on DriveThruRPG | |||
== Related Pages == | == Related Pages == | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 27 March 2022
The following nonfiction books, websites, and documentaries are recommended by members of the Magonomia fan community. Please feel free to edit this page to add.
Resources are organized according to topic, without regard to media type (book, film, podcast, etc.)
Everyday Life
- Goodman, Ruth. How to Be a Tudor - a Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life. New York, US: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021. Print.
- Kaufmann, Miranda. Black Tudors. , 2018. Print.
- Mortimer, Ian, and Bob Venables. The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England. , 2018.
- Teysko, Heather. Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors (podcast)
Politics, Nobility, and the Court
- Ridgeway, Claire. Tudor History with Claire Ridgeway (podcast)
Places of Interest
- Morris, Sarah and Brewell, Phillipa. The Tudor History and Travel Show (podcast and blog).
Maps
The Magonomia core rulebook has a map that's designed as an orientation, but isn't very detailed. If you're interested in historical detail and accuracy, you'll almost certainly need supplemental maps from the internet.
Historical Map Compilations
- Old Maps Online
- UK Historical Maps from the Perry-Castanada Library , University of Texas (public domain)
- The England in the Wars of the Roses map is especially useful if you ignore the battle sites and just look at the major towns, cities, and rivers.
Historical Maps of London
- The Agas map online, a digital version of surveyor Ralph Agas' map from 1561
- Elizabethan Adventures London Map, paid download on DriveThruRPG