Arranged Love Blossom: The Stuart Edition

Arranged Love Blossom: The Stuart Edition

Author: Reign of London Tours May 5, 2025 Duration: 32:09
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Welcome to our Royal Romance season.


We’re continuing with the #StuartSpring series, but this is the finale of the Royal Valentines season.

Today we’re going to look at two Stuart couples that found love within their marriage, despite their unions being arranged.

First up, we have Mark Turnbull who will tell us all about Elisabeth Stuart,

daughter of James VI & I, and her husband Frederick V of Bohemia. 


Next up, concluding this year’s Royal Valentines, we have Andrea Zuvich, and she’ll tell us about the unexpected feelings of Mary II & William III,

the joint King and Queen, the heroes of the Glorious Revolution.


Stuart History Festival:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestival

https://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/

https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.social

https://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/

https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/

https://x.com/StuartHistFest


Get Mark's Books:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238


Find Mark:

https://www.allegianceofblood.com/

https://www.instagram.com/1642author/

www.1642author.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cavaliercast-the-civil-war-in-words/id1521758820


Andrea's Books:

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

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


Barbara Villiers' Spotify:

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

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


Find Baroque:

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast


Support Baroque:

https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:

Saxons to Stuarts:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

Tudors to Windsors:

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


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

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There's a certain texture to the past that often gets smoothed over in textbooks. If It Ain't Baroque..., an independent history podcast from the team at Reign of London Tours, digs into that rich grain. Instead of a dry march through dates, each episode uses history as a lens-a prism, really-to examine the broader tapestry of life, culture, and the human experience. You'll hear stories where the grand narratives of politics and power intersect with the intimate details of everyday existence, revealing how people lived, thought, and felt in other times. The perspective offered here is grounded in a deep, practical knowledge of historical spaces and stories, moving beyond the abstract to something more tangible. This isn't about memorizing facts; it's about connecting threads from then to now. Tune in for a thoughtful, meandering exploration where a single artifact, a forgotten figure, or a specific event can open up a whole world of understanding. The result is a consistently engaging listen that reminds us how the past is never truly past, but always echoing in the foundations of our present.
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