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    Professional writers by trade and historians by hobby, authors Sarah Valente Kettler and Carole Trimble discovered their shared passion for medieval and Tudor history through their work with the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.  Their combined fascination with fact-finding, insatiable love of London, and extensive background in their “favorite” period of history gave rise to the Amateur Historians’ Guide series – inspiration assisted by post-Tower libations in a Knightsbridge pub.

    Carole is the founder and president of Communications Management Strategies, a Washington-based public relations/public affairs consulting firm.Click to enlarge  Sarah is the former owner and creative director of the award-winning advertising agency, Valente Associates, Inc.  Voracious readers, intrepid travelers, enthusiastic theatre patrons, and fans of old movies, Carole and Sarah are best friends as well as co-authors. 

 
Sarah is the brunette; Carole is the redhead.  Surprised?  You were expecting maybe gray and tweedy?  Goth perhaps?  Not us!  We’re probably the only medievalists you’ll find who troop over ancient stones and tackle steep circular castle stairways in cute shoes, bright clothes and tons of jewelry – all coordinated with the best of taste and style!  After all, Edward III’s sumptuary laws don’t apply to US, do they?  We may love ancient history; we just don’t want to look like it!