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Miscellaneous The Heart of England: Nearly 200 Medieval and Tudor Sites Two Hours from London by Sarah Valente Kettler and Carole Trimble $22.95 / Capital Books / 2003 In The Amateur Historian's Guide to the Heart of England, dedicated medievalists Kettler and Trimble take us to England in their latest guidebook. They spin little tales in the margins, intrigue us with fascinating historical details, and imbue the reader with something akin to a need to walk in the footsteps of the Tudors, Plantagenets, and the Stuarts. It is artistry, pure and simple, clothed in the garb of the mundane. Yet the mundane is represented here, too, in the form of schedules and prices and bus routes and phone numbers. We are told what times are best to visit each site, to whom we must write for reservations, and what tube or bus to take. In fact, all itinerary planning is done for us. One must only pick a spot, make a phone call, hop a bus, and enjoy. For those who have not been lucky enough to visit England, the descriptions of the various historical sites presented here are so thorough-and the spirit of each spot so vividly evoked-that one can almost smell the grass and hear the river flow. I may never get to England in the flesh, but thanks to this latest guidebook, I feel a little less deprived. —Anjuli Mac Donald of Clan Ranald

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