Talking about the book: The Queen's Tears by Elizabeth St. John
The Queen's Tears by Elizabeth St.John A bit about the author "I was brought up in England and my research has taken me to family memoirs and letters at Nottingham Castle, the British Library, the Tower of London, Yale University and, of course, the family seat of Lydiard Park. From these fragments the St.Johns emerge, leaving a portrait, a sentence, a deed that seats them with us, telling of their hopes and dreams. As I researched, my voice became a conduit for their stories, recounting a passion for the England of my childhood where they once walked, where their portraits still hang, where they lived, loved and found redemption." --from the author's website The story The dying Queen Anna, wife of James I of England, asked that her royal jewels be donated to the Catholic Church in France, but the Duke of Buckingham has designated his sister-in-law, Barbara, Lady Villiers, to oversee the plundering and smuggling of the gems to France. Four hundred years later, Julia...
