The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval and Tudor London

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Summary: A different look at London
Review: Anyone who has ever been to London knows all the basics--The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace--but this book takes you off the beaten path to some of the lesser known but still exciting places to vivist in London. The quirky stories behind the places are great, and I really appreciated all of the useful information, like hours of operation and admission costs. I can't wait for my next trip to London so I can use this fantastic guide some more!

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Summary: The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval &Tudor London
Review: For anybody who wants to know more about the history of places they want to see in England, this is the guide book for them. I learned alot of interesting things and had alot of fun reading this book. I like the authors' style very much. They make the history easy to read and understand.

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Summary: The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval &Tudor London
Review: For anybody who wants to know more about the history of places they want to see in England, this is the guide book for them. I learned alot of interesting things and had alot of fun reading this book. I like the authors' style very much. They make the history easy to read and understand.

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Summary: Helpful, fun book
Review: I found this book in a DC bookstore while shopping for books to read on my trip to London. What a gem! it's fun, simple, and amazingly accurate! I used it with a native Londoner to see the city form a different viewpoint and we both had a blast and learned a great deal! I hope these ladies do more books like this one - maybe something on Oxford??

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Summary: Tudor History
Review: I've never known a lot about medieval and Tudor history, but a friend gave this book to me to help me plan a trip to England. Now I can't wait to see the places described in the book. These authors have a fan in me.

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Summary: Tudor History
Review: I've never known a lot about medieval and Tudor history, but a friend gave this book to me to help me plan a trip to England. Now I can't wait to see the places described in the book. These authors have a fan in me.

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Summary: mapping the way
Review: Travellers on the trail of history in London know how frustrating it can be to locate Tudor and medieval places still in existence in that busy, crowded, vibrant, thoroughly modern city. Last year we spent a week with this guide in hand, feeling a bit Sherlockian in our quest. Even with the detailed directions provided by the authors, finding most of these hidden, nearly forgotten sites was a challenge. But with persistence and patience, our efforts were rewarded. What fun! Couldn't have done it without this guide. But if you aren't particularly interested in the places, the era, and the difficult pursuit, better not bother.

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Summary: An traveler's book of British history and then some....
Review: While planning an upcoming trip to London, I stumbled across this new title and have been delighted with its very refreshing approach to British history and travel. I don't necessarily consider myself a history buff, but this book's anecdotal approach to the(sometimes quirky) history behind some well known and lesser known tourist sites is quite interesting. For me, this title has also served as a jumping off point to more scholarly tomes related to my trip. This would be good for the armchair traveler as well.