A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain by Andrea Zuvich

A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain by Andrea Zuvich

The Stuart monarchs reigned during a time when Britain was balanced on the brink of change. It was an era torn between absolute monarchy and revolution: kings ruled with iron fists only to be toppled by opponents who laid claim, not to a crown, but to a country. It was an era that saw the carnage of the English Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the rise of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth, only to then witness Charles II's restoration, the Great Plague and the Glorious Revolution.In this fascinating, day-by-day account of life in Stuart Britain, diarists such as the famous Samuel Pepys and the gardener John Evelyn brush shoulders with well-known poets and anonymous writers of household records. They describe events from the Great Fire of London and the fall of two kings, to the coronation of Britain's only dual monarchs and the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns.

Andrea Zuvich is a seventeenth-century historian specialising in the House of Stuart (1603–1714), as well as a historical advisor and author of historical fiction. She is the host of the popular ‘The Seventeenth Century Lady’ blog. She has degrees in History and Anthropology. Zuvich has appeared on television and radio discussing the Stuarts and gives lectures on the dynasty throughout the UK. She was one of the original developers of and leaders on the Garden History Tours at Kensington Palace. Zuvich, a Chilean-American born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now lives in England.

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ISBN 13	9781445647425
ISBN 10	1445647427
Title	A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain
Author	Andrea Zuvich
Series	A Year In The Life Of
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Amberley Publishing
Year published	2016-05-15
Number of pages	336
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