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Loading... Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 (The Royal…by Kathryn LaskySeries: Royal Diaries (England), My Story
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. In a series fo diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven year old daughter of Henry VIII,celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.  hgcslibrary | Nov 29, 2009 |  Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 UNABRIDGED By Kathryn Lasky Narrated by Josephine Bailey Publishers's Summary Welcome to the bizarre court of Henry VIII, where even a princess fears losing her head like her mother. Elizabeth hides her tenacious personality from everyone, especially her father. Your 21st-century kid will enjoy Elizabeth's "treasonous thoughts" and glimpse the daily life of a young woman who ascended the throne at 25 and went on to rule her country for 45 years. I bought this on Audible.Com. It is for children but this 64yo enjoyed it a lot. It is about her childhood and her relationships with those around her. Check it out...it's OK if you want to "get it for your child" and then listen to it with them. My inner child has listened to it more than once! Oh, you will appreciate the narrator who does a great job! (  ) spvaughan | Oct 16, 2009 | boringgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg (  ) tobg | Dec 11, 2008 | thism,sd bakbcn This is a diary story of all the things that happened in queen elizebeths life between the age of 12 to 14.It is an interesting book as it gives you an insite to the tudor life.I also enjoyed other installments of the Royal Diaries. (  ) kkhsbc | Aug 8, 2008 | Reviewed April 2000 What fun this book was to read. Lasky tells the story of Elizabeth's life during the last years of Henry VIII's life, through the eyes and ears of his daughter. Her talent for details of everyday life were wonderful..."taking a bath every 3 weeks, combing nits out of your hair." Gross! I could just sell the vomit and crap whose smells forced the court to move on. Everything written was factual as far as is known, I think the relationship with Robin Dudley was a bit over exaggerated, but the rest seemed well researched. Her adoration for her father was so childlike, even though she knew he had her mother killed. I liked that the author has Elizabeth visit her mother's grave and learn all the details of the beheading. A really good line was when Elizabeth says that if the sun doesn't go around the earth then England isn't the center of the universe, then her father might be upset. Wonderful! This book is written for a young female adult but I learned plenty. Can't wait to start the other two "diaries" I picked up as well. ( ) sgerbic | May 7, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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Daughter of a fallen queen, young Princess Elizabeth lives a complicated and dangerous life. She fears her father's famous temper but loves him dearly, noting that she would trade all her jewels just to be noticed by him. She also loves her brother Edward, heir to the English throne, but doesn't like her older sister Mary, who torments her and conspires against her. Kat, her governess, is so worried for Elizabeth's life that she spends hours checking their room for poison whenever they move to a new palace. Court intrigues swirl around her, the French are threatening an invasion, and Kat is clamoring for her to have another bath--that makes nearly six in three months! Through Elizabeth's diary, author Kathryn Lasky brings the Tudor world to life: glittering banquets of peacock, eel, and swan; palaces so stinky that "everyone goes about with their noses buried in pomander balls to hide the stench"; archery contests, where Elizabeth excels; and Latin and logic lessons... where she needs a little work. Some of the history is slightly flawed (a misplaced date or two), but readers will enjoy the great detail as they learn about the childhood of one of England's greatest monarchs. An epilogue, with Tudor family trees, paintings, and background information enhances this already excellent and entertaining book. (Ages 10 and older) --Sunny Delaney
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