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It's 1544, and Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of ill - fated queen Anne Boleyn, has just been banished to yet another country house. Her step - sister hates her, and her father indulges and ignores her by turns. In and out of favor as her father's wives come and go, what does the future hold... read more
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This is an account of Queen Elizabeth's life in 1544 - 1547, when she was age 11 - 14. She pores out her emotions, and her worries into this diary which gives you an insight into the life of an illegitimate princess.
Characters/People edit
- Elizabeth I: An illegitimate princess of Henry VIII
- Robin: Elizabeth's best friend
- Mary I: Elizabeth's half - sister. Mary and Elizabeth hate each other.
- Edward VI: Elizabeth's little brother
- Anne Boleyn: Elizabeth's mother. She was beheaded by Henry VIII.
- Cathrine Parr: King Henry's wife. Elizabeth regards her as "mother"
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“I shall not lie, dear diary, never again. It is more that a sliver of a thought. And I know I shall return to it again and again and again. Would I trade my title for a birds life, a palace for a nest, a realm for a sky?”
Elizabeth I
First Sentence edit
I am a forgotten princess
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 35 in My Story. (publisher series)
Preceded by Anne Boleyn and Me, and followed by Lady Jane Grey.
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- Kathryn Lasky (Author)
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Page Count: 240
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