Brecon Baroque Festival
Sat 18 Oct
|The Tithe Barn
Join author Gareth Russell as he discusses his groundbreaking new book Queen James – genius, liar, spendthrift, idealist, witch-hunter – and the men he loved at the centre of one of the most dramatic stories in British royal history. This is a ticketed event.
Time & Location
18 Oct 2025, 14:30 – 15:30 BST
The Tithe Barn, Brecon Cathedral Close
About The Event
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King
A talk by the book’s author, Gareth Russell
The Tithe Barn, Brecon Cathedral Close
Saturday 18 October at 2.30pm
James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly.
He fell in love three times – with a Scottish lord, a knight and George Villiers, ‘the handsomest man in the whole world’. He was infatuated three more times – with a Highland earl, a Welsh lord and an English spy.