![]() ![]() Her governess, Kat Champernowne (soon to be Ashley), gave Elizabeth the diary to record her thoughts after Queen Catherine Parr convinced her father, King Henry VIII, to allow Elizabeth to return to court. ![]() ![]() This fictitious diary of Elizabeth I begins in 1544 and ends in 1547, covering a lot of changes in young Elizabeth’s life and the Tudor court. When I started Adventures of a Tudor Nerd, I knew I wanted to get a copy of this novel to reread and review as a nod to my past. I would read anything about her and the Tudors, which fueled my desire to study history in college. Elizabeth was a strong and very intellectual princess she became my historical heroine as a child. I remember being utterly enraptured with the invisible princess Elizabeth and her struggle to be noticed by her family, especially her father, Henry VIII. I first read this book and the Royal Diaries series in 6th grade/ middle school. ![]() The book that started my fascination with the Tudors was “The Royal Diaries- Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor” by Kathryn Lasky. I have noted numerous times that the book series that enticed me to study history was The Royal Diaries Series. You have fond memories of that book and wish to reread it as an adult to see if it is still a great book with all its charms. What was the first book you read that excited you so much about the historical figure that you wanted to continue studying history? You would read any text you could get ahold of that mentioned their name, including encyclopedia entries. ![]()
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