A Life of Barbara Villiers: Charles II's most infamous mistress!

Name: A Life of Barbara Villiers: Charles II's most infamous mistress!
Start: 2026-05-24T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-24T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Leicester Guildhall

Schedule

Sun May 24 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Leicester Guildhall | Leicester, EN

Seductive. Vindictive. Powerful. Ravenous.
Barbara Villiers rose from penniless aristocrat to the wealthy and powerful Duchess of Cleveland, becoming one of the most influential —and infamous — mistresses of King Charles II.
Who was this beguiling woman, regarded by some as 'the curse of the nation'?
Join popular historian Andrea Zuvich, The Seventeenth Century Lady, for a look at the dramatic life of Barbara Villiers, the subject of Zuvich's 2024 biography.
Tickets: £6.00
Pre-book:
https://www.leicestermuseums.org/whats-on/?museum=Leicester+Guildhall