The Ravenous Barbara Villiers with Andrea Zuvich

If It Ain't Baroque...

Andrea Zuvich a.k.a. The 17th Century Lady is back on the podcast, and today we’re discussing her latest book - Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II’s Most Infamous Mistress. And what a life!

Welcome back, Andrea!

Barbara Villiers is known for being a mistress to Charles II, and a cousin to George, the Second Duke of Buckingham. Did you know she may have had a child with John, the First Duke of Marlborough? (That's an ancestor to both Lady Diana and Winston Churchill)

Let's delve deep into her life story, and untangle the web of lovers, royalty, and the general Stuart calamities...

Please join the #KeepItStuart movement in helping us to bring spotlight onto this oft-forgotten dynasty, The Stuarts, who ruled Britain in the 17th century, after ruling Scotland for the previous three.

Let's celebrate #StuartSaturday, which is today!

Get Ravenous:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Ravenous-A-Life-of-Barbara-Villiers-Charles-IIs-Most-Infamous-Mistress-Hardback/p/50814/aid/1238

Barbara's Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76Ernb5886hsmGQwFL7Rpi

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/12bbaFVQcGGND7pzFRROGp

Andrea's Books:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sex-and-Sexuality-in-Stuart-Britain-Paperback/p/17131/aid/1238

https://www.amberley-books.com/a-year-in-the-life-of-stuart-britain.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/the-stuarts-in-100-facts.html

Find Andrea:

https://www.andreazuvich.com/about/

https://www.youtube.com/@17thCenturyLady

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrea-zuvich

For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

To book a walking tour with Natalie and talk more about the Stuarts and London spots associated with them, please visit

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355

#NaughtyLondon

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