Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544

from Miss_Elisabeth

This book was not completely historically correct, and did not follow, in my mind, what we know of Elizabeth as a person. A bit to feminist, which Elizabeth most certainly wasn't, knowing the culture at that time.

from librisissimo

Suitable for the target demographic (teen girls). Although, so far as I can tell, the historical events are accurate, and the author has not taken a noticeably anachronistic viewpoint, nonetheless this is a fictional work that attempts to tell Elizabeth's story in the first person, which necessar...

from t1bclasslibrary

This pretend diary of Queen Elizabeth I gives us a peek into her young life and its many tribulations. Elizabeth enjoys herself considerably when at court, but when exiled from her father is miserable. Her bright and interesting personality shows through even in this fictional account of her chil...

from Miss_Elisabeth

This book was not completely historically correct, and did not follow, in my mind, what we know of Elizabeth as a person. A bit to feminist, which Elizabeth most certainly wasn't, knowing the culture at that time.

from frozenplums

I'm not really one for stories told through diary entries - I feel like they tend to be very childishly written (perhaps unsurprisingly) - but this was a very good book. This is the book that began my unhealthy obsession with Tudor history. I find history in general fascinating, but the Tudors ar...