Quote Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
I'm not sure it would actually be that expensive, relative to how much they pay for tuition in the States. International fees seem massive to us natives, but that's only because we benefit from subsidised costs.
You don't have to go to Cambridge (or London). I know Americans doing Ancient History at Manchester and Liverpool, and there will be others at other good northern/provincial universities, which are much cheaper but which still run top-notch programmes. The same will go for Medieval History. As a native, I did Ancient History and Medieval History for Joint Honours at BA level and now I'm going to Oxford on the PhD (DPhil) programme.

In fact, for an undergraduate, I'd say that the good provincial universities offer better value-for-money, and certainly a better all-round student experience than the Oxbridge cities.