tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post2267417012867889209..comments2023-10-14T10:14:51.072+02:00Comments on NOW CLOSED: Discovering Diamonds: Diamond Tales: The Stolen Diamonds by Elizabeth St JohnHelen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-15703033483111797802017-12-20T00:38:45.359+01:002017-12-20T00:38:45.359+01:00Thanks Char. Had great fun researching and writing...Thanks Char. Had great fun researching and writing that extra scene!Elizabeth StJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976229912277633888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-51268968301417323062017-12-20T00:14:30.059+01:002017-12-20T00:14:30.059+01:00What a story! Great excerpt, Elizabeth.What a story! Great excerpt, Elizabeth.Char Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112085381384680954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-54947067407593934572017-12-19T22:51:47.331+01:002017-12-19T22:51:47.331+01:00They are a devilishly interesting family. They are a devilishly interesting family. Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-82542814991829614292017-12-19T22:16:21.344+01:002017-12-19T22:16:21.344+01:00Thanks Cryssa! You'd think he'd be used to...Thanks Cryssa! You'd think he'd be used to it by now. After all, a VILLIERS was involved!Elizabeth StJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976229912277633888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-50127396716526221002017-12-19T22:15:37.656+01:002017-12-19T22:15:37.656+01:00Ha! Thanks Anna. It all started with a certain doo...Ha! Thanks Anna. It all started with a certain door cut in a wall in Oxford between Christ Church and Merton. Their's was a love story, indeed.Elizabeth StJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976229912277633888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-4783104551767210162017-12-19T22:14:20.440+01:002017-12-19T22:14:20.440+01:00She did have an awful choice. But I think, in her ...She did have an awful choice. But I think, in her mind, it was a simple one. Save her husband and king, or stay in danger with a child that might not live.Elizabeth StJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976229912277633888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-37987958798925086702017-12-19T21:43:33.836+01:002017-12-19T21:43:33.836+01:00Wonderful excerpt! I also feel sorry for Allen, be...Wonderful excerpt! I also feel sorry for Allen, being blindsided like that. Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-34293104193987939512017-12-19T21:39:35.063+01:002017-12-19T21:39:35.063+01:00I felt quite sorry for Queen Henrietta - and Allen...I felt quite sorry for Queen Henrietta - and Allen. Beautifully written, most enjoyable! (Not exactly surprising)Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-69714923585776777122017-12-19T21:33:10.328+01:002017-12-19T21:33:10.328+01:00Thanks for dropping by Sally, and for leaving a co...Thanks for dropping by Sally, and for leaving a comment - do wander back through the list and read some of the previous stories (and call in for our last few over the next couple of days!) Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-5542023890005638042017-12-19T21:31:15.714+01:002017-12-19T21:31:15.714+01:00I agree there Inge!
I agree there Inge!<br />Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-85688048314583277042017-12-19T21:27:32.638+01:002017-12-19T21:27:32.638+01:00Thanks, Elizabeth ... a perfect Diamond gift for t...Thanks, Elizabeth ... a perfect Diamond gift for the holidays. Totally plausible. And what an awful choice Henrietta Maria had to make. Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-81904758951640361882017-12-19T18:52:07.609+01:002017-12-19T18:52:07.609+01:00... and she could, too.... and she could, too.Inge H. Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270121656148702404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-6707667755287908932017-12-19T18:29:38.057+01:002017-12-19T18:29:38.057+01:00Agree Nancy. Certainly desperate times called for ...Agree Nancy. Certainly desperate times called for desperate measures.Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-24034748038774201762017-12-19T18:03:03.302+01:002017-12-19T18:03:03.302+01:00Elizabeth- She sounds an enterprising lady. I'...Elizabeth- She sounds an enterprising lady. I'm not sure too many women of the era would have been prepared to relinquish such an amazing setting of jewels. Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-56238519272948231082017-12-19T16:26:21.051+01:002017-12-19T16:26:21.051+01:00Thank you Pauline. It was fun poring over old maps...Thank you Pauline. It was fun poring over old maps of Exeter and finding the footprint of Bedford House. And walking through the cathedral for extra atmosphere.Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-29605153768546963552017-12-19T16:16:03.477+01:002017-12-19T16:16:03.477+01:00A very interesting story and beautifully descripti...A very interesting story and beautifully descriptive. Pauline Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391269090700842939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-9126909190163349482017-12-19T14:59:43.872+01:002017-12-19T14:59:43.872+01:00Oh please make them, Alison :-)! Oh please make them, Alison :-)! Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-64311917637731633782017-12-19T14:58:57.188+01:002017-12-19T14:58:57.188+01:00For it to have been Queen Elizabeth's favourit...For it to have been Queen Elizabeth's favourite it must have been some jewel! You're welcome - thank you.Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-84983351983345043012017-12-19T14:58:09.670+01:002017-12-19T14:58:09.670+01:00Agree, Jane. Excited to read your upcoming novel t...Agree, Jane. Excited to read your upcoming novel to find out more!Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-71011627687895194182017-12-19T14:57:33.480+01:002017-12-19T14:57:33.480+01:00Thank you Annie. It was fun to write the scene in....Thank you Annie. It was fun to write the scene in. Almost made me wish I'd included it in the original novel. Another rabbit hole to dive down!Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-60772379961692987452017-12-19T14:56:39.332+01:002017-12-19T14:56:39.332+01:00Henrietta Maria was fiercely in love with Charles....Henrietta Maria was fiercely in love with Charles. I think she believed she had little option. Thank you for reading!Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-24704290499674230082017-12-19T14:55:22.079+01:002017-12-19T14:55:22.079+01:00Thank you Inge! Sadly, I am sure the Three Brethre...Thank you Inge! Sadly, I am sure the Three Brethren were broken apart. But one lives in hope that some day a clue may appear. THey would certainly have a story to tell.<br />Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-28771841726897485122017-12-19T11:49:28.949+01:002017-12-19T11:49:28.949+01:00If only the Three Bretheren Jewel could talk...If only the Three Bretheren Jewel could talk...Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-59459638220090335252017-12-19T11:42:49.506+01:002017-12-19T11:42:49.506+01:00I didn't know about the Tree Brothers before -...I didn't know about the Tree Brothers before - what a fabulous gem it must have been! Excellent piece of history - thank you!Richard Tearlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593521217135620570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-33451383188795322332017-12-19T11:05:35.280+01:002017-12-19T11:05:35.280+01:00Good to see poor Queen Henrietta Maria is getting ...Good to see poor Queen Henrietta Maria is getting more coverage. What happened to her jewels - and the Crown Jewels of England - is a sad but fascinating story.J.G. Harlondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983203276374903009noreply@blogger.com