The Amateur Historians Offer Traveling Tips for England

In the brand new third volume of their travel guide series, Carole Trimble and Sarah Kettler provide the historic back-stories and traveling tips to sites in the heart of England

Dulles, VA (PRWEB) December 17, 2003 -- England is one of the most popular places for Americans to visit; more than 2.6 million Americans visit London alone every year. For history-loving travelers, the intrepid Amateur Historians take you to the very heart of England----Windsor, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and more in their new book -- "The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England." Whether you are a honeymooning couple, a single person traveling alone, or a family trying to bring history alive for your children by traveling, the Amateur Historians provide useful traveling tips combined with the intriguing stories behind each site.

     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 history of some of the most fascinating areas of the English Midlands. 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. Centuries will drop away as readers:

 Walk with Edward III in the first ceremonial procession of the Order of the Garter, held in 1348 at Windsor Castle
 Slide down a rope of sheets with the Empress Matilda in her dramatic 12th-century escape from a siege of Oxford Castle
 Fight----and die----with Richard III as he struggles to keep Englands throne at the Battle of Bosworth
 Dine with Elizabeth I on one of her numerous visits to Kenilworth Castle, one of the many properties that she gave to her favorite courtier Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
 Pray with Mary Queen of Scots as she waits at Fotheringhay Castle for her cousin Elizabeth to
decide her fate.

These and many other exciting adventures await readers in the pages of "The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England."

Sarah Valente Kettler and Carole Trimble are avid amateur medieval historians and travelers. Sarah 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. Carole Trimble is president of Communications Management Strategies, a public relations/public affairs consulting firm. Both authors live in the Washington, D.C. area.

The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England:
Volume 3----Nearly 200 Medieval & Tudor Sites Two Hours or Less from London
Carole Trimble and Sarh Valente Kettler
November 2003 ISBN 1-892123-65-7 $22.95
6" x 9", Paperback, 320 pp. + maps, b/w line drawings
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