Dashing but Doomed: The Life of James, Duke of Monmouth
Andrea Zuvich
- Regions:
- England, Scotland, Wales
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 9th May 2025
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James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was handsome, popular, and doomed. The beloved illegitimate eldest son of King Charles II was a rake, a capable military leader, a husband, a father, and the head of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 against his uncle, King James II & VII... an action which led to his execution. Join Andrea Zuvich as she covers the life of this romantic rebel.
Views: 1074 | Enquiries: 0About Andrea Zuvich
Andrea Zuvich is an independent seventeenth-century historian specialising in the House of Stuart (1603–1714) and author of nonfiction history works such as Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous Mistress (2024), Sex and Sexuality in Stuart Britain (2020), The Stuarts in 100 Facts (2015), and A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain (2016). She is also a historical advisor and has appeared on Woman’s Hour, and BBC4’s Charles I: Downfall of a King (2019) and A Kingdom in Chaos (2026). She runs the popular ‘The Seventeenth Century Lady’ blog, and is the hostess of the monthly live-streamed online history show, Stuart Saturday Live. She was one of the original developers of the Garden History Tours at Kensington Palace and one of the co-founders of The Stuart History Festival. She lives in Bolsover, Derbyshire, with her family.
She can appear in period costume if wished.
Paid: £90 fee, plus expenses. Reduced fee for charities and public libraries.
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