As the novel unfolds, Cordelia’s intelligence, resolution, and skill with a needle prove essential for her survival. After enrolling in Queens College, King met fellow student and pharmacy worker Gerry Goffin. His 1959 hit Oh, Carol was inspired by her. Neil Sedaka was a childhood neighbor and friend. From a young age, she showed an inclination toward music she starting playing the piano at the age of four. Cordelia’s journey to Edinburgh leads her into a world of international intrigue and betrayal as she seeks to befriend both Marie de Guise and Catherine Parr - the woman she realizes King Henry has chosen for his sixth wife. Compra A Tapestry of Queens: A Story of Scotlands Struggle for Independence. Carole King was born in 1942 in New York City.

Although Scotland and England are on the brink of war, Marie de Guise, wife of James V of Scotland, has requested Cordelia’s services as dressmaker. Then, without warning, Cordelia’s world is turned upside down. The execution of Kathryn Howard, however, has proven disastrous for Cordelia and her merchant husband, leaving Cordelia without a position at court and the family close to financial ruin.

A Tapestry of Queens gives us a view of three late 16th-century courts - England, Scotland, and by extension France - through the adventures of a heroine who is dressmaker/needlewoman to a succession of queens, from Katherine Howard to Catherine Parr, plus Marie de Guise to the north.Īs Queen’s Mercer, responsible for the wardrobes of royalty, Cordelia Shelton has had the good fortune to serve three of Henry VIII’s wives. A Story of Scotland's Struggle for Independence By Carol Milkuhn (Bagwyn Books, 2014)A Tapestry of Queens gives us a view of three late 16th-century courts.

A Tapestry of Queens by Carol Milkuhn