Product Description

Providing a light, humorous guide, "The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval & Tudor England: Day Trips South of London," covers sites that can be visited over the course of one day. For those who want to escape the city for a night or two in the countryside, information about overnight accommodations, restaurants, and pubs that have a link to this period in history are also available. "Day Trips South of London" includes Surrey, Sussex, and Kent. Sidebars, "Did You Know", and "While You're in the County" will flesh out the site reviews with more historical information and facts about the people and events associated with the South of London sites. Walk in the footsteps of the queens and kings, knights and nobles, clergy and common folk whose colorful personalities, adventures and misadventures made England's Middle and Tudor ages so incredibly exciting.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640418 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Christina Hardyment, BBC History Magazine, April 2002
"There is no substitute for local guides . . . One splendid example . . . is The Amateur Historian’s Guide to Medieval and Tudor London."

David Ross, Publisher, Britain Express, April 2002
". . . fascinating . . . deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone planning to venture beyond the boundaries of London."

About the Author
Sarah Valente Kettler is founder and president of an award-winning advertising and marketing agency, as well as an officer of the Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.