Andrea Zuvich
From the end of Queen Elizabeth I's reign to that of
William & Mary, this blog covers the music, literature, history, wars,
scientific endeavours, religious tensions, fashions, and daily life of
people, rich and poor, in Europe in the 1600s.
Categories used most frequently by the blogger:
History 17th Century Charles II Book Reviews Current Events Charles I James II Duke of Monmouth Historical fiction Baroque Literature William III English Civil War Stuarts Observations Film Reviews 18th Century Music 16th Century Travel
Book Review: ‘The Myrtle Wand’ by Margaret Porter
2 October 2023
I recently had the pleasure of reading The Myrtle Wand by Margaret Porter a couple of months ago, a story set in seventeenth-century France during the time of Louis XIV. Porter is the...
Interview with C. de Melo, author of The Apprentice: Love and Scandal in the Kingdom of Naples
22 September 2023
Today, we welcome a prolific author and history lover: C de Melo! I recently had the pleasure of working on the audiobook production de Melo’s The Apprentice (out today!), which...
Guest Post: ‘Library of Dreams’ by Dominic Pearce
3 May 2023
Library of Dreams When I wrote about Queen Henrietta Maria I found surprises such as the attempt by parliament to kill her, then to impeach her. Yes the killing came first, as it were....
Book Review: ‘The Fire Court’ by Andrew Taylor
2 May 2023
I had the pleasure of meeting the author of The Fire Court, Andrew Taylor, a few years ago back in Oxford when we were both participating in an author conference and he was very amicable...