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The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England: Nearly 200 Medieval Tudor Sites Two Hours or Less from London (Capital Travels)
The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England Nearly 200 Medieval Tudor Sites Two Hours or Less from London - Capital Travels Author:Sarah Valente Kettler, Carole Trimble For history-loving travelers, the intrepid Amateur Historians take you to the very Heart of EnglandWindsor, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and more. Using London as their home base (since they love dinner and the theater too), the jolly Amateur Historians take you on merry romp that travels back in time to the sites and histo... more »ry of some of the most fascinating areas of the English Midlands. Walk in the footsteps of the queens and kings, knights and nobles, clergy and common folk whose colorful personalities, adventures and misadventures made Englands Middle and Tudor ages so incredibly exciting. Magnificent Windsor Castle and neighboring Eton College, the ancient educational institutions of Oxford and Shakespeares hometown of Stratford are the anchor sites. In addition, the book explores the history of the great medieval castles of Kenilworth and Warwick, tours the glorious cathedrals and abbeys of St. Albans, Dorchester and Reading and drops in for a look at the many medieval and Tudor manor homes, churches, almshouses, barns and other buildings in the region.« less