Lady of the Tower, Paperback by St. John, Elizabeth, Like New Used, Free ship...
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Lady of the Tower, Paperback by St. John, Elizabeth, Like New Used, Free ship.... Orphaned Lucy, described as "the most beautiful of all," defies English society by carving her own path through the decadent Stuart court. Exiling herself from the court, Lucy has to find her own path through life, becoming mistress of the Tower of London. Lady of the Tower, Paperback by St. John, Elizabeth, ISBN 1523417889, ISBN-13 9781523417889, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Orphaned Lucy , described as "the most beautiful of all," defies English society by carving her own path through the decadent Stuart court. In 1609, the early days of the rule of James I are a time of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one can do is fall in love . . . or make an enemy of Frances Howard, the reigning court catches the eye of the Earl of Suffolk, but her envious sister Barbara is determined to ruin her happiness. Exiling herself from the court, Lucy has to find her own path through life, becoming mistress of the Tower of London. Riding the coattails of the king’s favorite, the Duke of Buckingham, the fortunes of the rise to dizzying heights. But with great wealth comes betrayal, leaving Lucy to fight for her survival—and her honor—in a world of deceit and tells this dramatic story of love, betrayal, family bonds and loyalty through the eyes of her ancestor Lucy and her family’s surviving diaries, letters and court papers.
