World Famous Comics: Beware, Princess Elizabeth: A Young Royals Book
Beware, Princess Elizabeth: A Young Royals Book
By: Carolyn Meyer Publisher: Gulliver Books Paperbacks Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Gulliver Books Paperbacks Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 240 Publication Date: September 01, 2002 Reading Level: Young Adult
Elizabeth Tudor's teenage years are hardly those of a fairy-tale princess. Her father has beheaded her mother; her jealous half sister has her locked away in the Tower of London; and her only love has betrayed her in his own quest for the throne. Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending when she is crowned queen, this is the second novel in the exciting Young Royals series.
get teen intersted in history my neice is still raving about this book so i will be getting the series for her.
Excellent This book is probably the best historical fiction book for teens. It is page turnng and covers Elizabeth's life and emotions very well. It is a great page-turner, and is one of the best historical fictions book I've ever read in my life. Go Carolyn meyer!
Beware Once her father died, no one was there to protect Elizabeth from the court and her older sister, Queen Mary. After the King of England, her father, died, her younger brother, Edward VI of age of 9, became King. Some schemes are created to change the thorn inheritance. After living through that, she becomes more aware of what she does so nothing turns up again. Edward becomes very sick and died. To understand the next event you must know that Elizabeth and Mary have never been on good terms. When Mary became Queen it became worse. The supporters of Elizabeth revolted against Queen Mary; this started the burning of the Heretics. Elizabeth was watched like a hawk until her sister's death. After that she became Queen. Beware, Princess Elizabeth is a wonderful book and worth reading.
One reason why I liked this book was because it was full of suspense. One example is when Elizabeth was investigated for the marriage against the King's order. She was kept at her home with no one but an investigator and his wife. They watched her closely and waited to be found guilty. Another is when Queen Mary sent her to the tower for the uprising of the supporters of Elizabeth. She stayed there for quit along time until she was exiled to a castle far away and left there under watch of guards. The last reason was because she didn't commit to the Catholic faith, which was against her beliefs. Because Mary was burning all the Heretics, or people who wouldn't hear Mass, Elizabeth had to be on her guard so she wouldn't be caught hearing Mass without her whole heart.
The second reason is because the author writes splendidly. One example is when she describes the places and people with all the five senses. In the book when Elizabeth takes up resident in a drafty castle all winter long. The author describes the place as drafty, smelly, cold, and run-down. Another example was when the author described Elizabeth's feelings about her step-mother's husband, who also had feelings to Elizabeth. The last example was when Elizabeth was told she is Queen. The author described Elizabeth's joy at finding the news.
The last reason why this book is so good is because of the interesting characters in this book. Although all the characters really lived, some of the things they did were different. For example, Queen Catherine, the King's last wife, had loved a man before she was forced to marry the King. After the death of the King, Catherine married this man with out waiting in respect for the dead. Another interesting character is Elizabeth's sister, Mary. Mary had a hard life when Elizabeth was little, so she was never very kind. Mary grew up on the Catholic faith and wanted England to turn to their former faith. When the people didn't do as she said, she burned them; therefore she got the name Bloody Mary. The last person is Elizabeth. Elizabeth is my favorite Queen, out of the few I've read. She had to go through many trials in her life and faced death several times. In the book, she was locked in the Tower of London and almost executed. She also lived through several pandemics and the reign of Bloody Mary. Over all I think she lived a very interesting life.
The best part about this book was all the obstacles Elizabeth had to survive. An example from the book was when her beloved brother started to become more like a tyrant to her instead of the loving brother who once loved her. Another was when Mary threw Elizabeth into the Tower of London on false accusations. Elizabeth had to be clever to out smart her sister and the court. This book is now one of my favorite books.
H.Wissmann
Great Story Perhaps one of the most fasincating queens of all time. Hardly anyone else goes through as much as Elizabeth did on her way to being queen and that's why she'll always be my favorite. This book goes through the death of her father she goes to live with her stepmother and new husband when Elizabeth learns important lessons when she finds herself in a scandle with her stepmother's new husband. Things get worse for her when her brother dies and Mary becomes queen following the short reign of Jane and Elizabeth knows Mary wants her dead and is constantly on guard to keep that from happening but still finds herself in the Tower. Carolyn Meyer protrays Elizabeth's fears at that point when Elizabeth surely thought she was going to die. I recommend this book for everyone who's a fan of Elizabeth I's.
SUSAN'S ONLINE REVIEW King Henry the 8th dies leaving Edward the throne. Edward dies after 6 years of ruling. Edward leaves the throne to Jane Dudley (that's another story called 9 days a queen.) Jane knows that Mary is the rightful ruler of Englang but is forced to be queen. Most of England wanted mary as Queen so to prevent a rebellion they took the throne from Jane and gave it to Mary after nine days of rule. Mary had Jane and her husband beheaded. Elizabeth has many spies watching her every move to prevent he from causing an rebellion. Elizabeth is sent to the same tower as her mother was sent to many years ago and beheaded. will she have the same fate as her mother read the book and find out. i'm bad at writting so the book is way better than its sounds.
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