Kathryn Lasky

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c1999

Description

In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.

2) Marie Antoinette, princess of Versailles

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Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2000

Description

In 1769, thirteen-year-old Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her life at the Austrian court and her preparations for her future role as queen of France. Includes information about the history of the period, a family tree, and contemporary portraits.

3) Jahanara, Princess of Princesses

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Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2002

Description

Beginning in 1627, Princess Jahanara, first daughter of Shah Jahan of India's Mogul Dynasty, writes in her diary about political intrigues, weddings, battles, and other experiences of her life. Includes historical notes on Jahanara's later life and on the Mogul Empire.

4) Mary, Queen of Scots, queen without a country

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2002

Description

Mary, the young Scottish queen, is sent a diary from her mother in which she records her experiences living at the court of France's King Henry II as she awaits her marriage to Henry's son, Francis.

5) Kazunomiya: prisoner of heaven

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Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2004

Description