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Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals #2)
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Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author)
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 Roy...more
Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending when she is crowned queen, this is the second novel in the exciting Young Roy...more
Paperback, 214 pages
Published
September 1st 2002
by Graphia
(first published May 1st 2001)
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The younger daughter of Henry VIII, Elizabeth’s future was far from certain. She enjoyed the benefits of a royal heir for only a short period, being declared illegitimate about the same time her mother lost her head. She was only returned to the line of succession during Henry’s sixth and final marriage. Her childhood was marked by a series of stepmothers; one dying in childbed, one set aside, one beh...more
The younger daughter of Henry VIII, Elizabeth’s future was far from certain. She enjoyed the benefits of a royal heir for only a short period, being declared illegitimate about the same time her mother lost her head. She was only returned to the line of succession during Henry’s sixth and final marriage. Her childhood was marked by a series of stepmothers; one dying in childbed, one set aside, one beh...more
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"Beware, Princess Elizabeth"
I must say, I really don't know what made me want to read this book. Its prequel in the series, "Mary, Bloody Mary", was definitely not a book I enjoyed. But I will admit, this one was much better than the one before it.
One thing this book did far better than the first one was actually spread the plot line out. Instead of cramming whole years into a couple of sentences, the whole six, seven years (I'm not exactly sure how long it was), was spread out over the course o...more
I must say, I really don't know what made me want to read this book. Its prequel in the series, "Mary, Bloody Mary", was definitely not a book I enjoyed. But I will admit, this one was much better than the one before it.
One thing this book did far better than the first one was actually spread the plot line out. Instead of cramming whole years into a couple of sentences, the whole six, seven years (I'm not exactly sure how long it was), was spread out over the course o...more
“Consorts both in throne and grave, here rest we two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary, in the hope of one resurrection.” This is the epitaph that lies over the tomb of two powerful queens of England: Mary Tudor and her sister, Elizabeth I. In this brilliant historical fiction novel, Beware Princess Elizabeth, Carolyn Meyer explores the lives of these two sisters using an autobiographical narrative style.
Beware Princess Elizabeth follows the life of Elizabeth (Mary's half-sister) leading up to her cr...more
Beware Princess Elizabeth follows the life of Elizabeth (Mary's half-sister) leading up to her cr...more
Title: Beware, Princess Elizabeth
Author: Carolyn Meyer
Genre: Historical Fiction/ Biography
Length: 214 pages
Date Finished: October 5, 2012
On January 31, 1547 King Henry the Eigth, Elizabeth's father, died. So then Elizabeth's brother, Edward, inheritted the throne. He later became sick and died. Mary, Elizabeth's sister was supposed to inherit the throne, but John Dudly tried to stop her and didn't succeed. Mary became queen and Elizabeth lived happily in a castle next to her's. Although, her h...more
Author: Carolyn Meyer
Genre: Historical Fiction/ Biography
Length: 214 pages
Date Finished: October 5, 2012
On January 31, 1547 King Henry the Eigth, Elizabeth's father, died. So then Elizabeth's brother, Edward, inheritted the throne. He later became sick and died. Mary, Elizabeth's sister was supposed to inherit the throne, but John Dudly tried to stop her and didn't succeed. Mary became queen and Elizabeth lived happily in a castle next to her's. Although, her h...more
This book was incredible, it kept me hooked until the very end which in this case wasn't very helpful because I had a set number of pages I had to read each night as a part of my literature circles homework. Elizabeth is a wonderful, powerful, intelligent and incredible young royal who never gave up on her journey to the throne. I can't imagine being jailed and forbidden to do many things by my own sister. I wondered how Elizabeth coped with it. I think when Kat Ashley was permitted to be with h...more
I'm a big fan of Elizabeth I; she is a woman to look up to: intelligent, diplomatic, and independent, she led her nation at a time when women were thought to have few (if any) redeeming qualities, and she excelled at it to boot. Best of all, she did it without subjugating herself to a man. She is a feminist icon, and I love her.
Told from Elizabeth's point of view, the book deals with the period between Henry VIII's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne. By necessity, most of the dialogue...more
Told from Elizabeth's point of view, the book deals with the period between Henry VIII's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne. By necessity, most of the dialogue...more
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"Beware, Princess Elizabeth" is a heart pumping story of a girl who is sadly misjudged. I would recommend this book to those who like main characters who fight to find their own identity. I would recommend this to those who enjoy a good female power piece. I would warn that there are a lot of violence and imagry.
This story is about Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry, half sister to Mary. Unfortunatly, Elizabeth has been labled a disgrace due to her traitoris mother Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth's father...more
This story is about Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry, half sister to Mary. Unfortunatly, Elizabeth has been labled a disgrace due to her traitoris mother Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth's father...more
A couple if days ago I finished an awesome book called Beware Princess Elizabeth. This great book written my by Carolyn Meyer, is about Princess Elizabeth's teen years and up. Betrayal, lost love and murder, what more must a princess endure? Princess Elizabeth's mother Anne Boleyn was beheaded my her father Henry VIII, her evil half sister Mary locks her in a tower and keeps her prisoner, and her young brother dies of a deadly disease. This book is a fact filled, historical fiction novel. I lear...more
Don't know if I already mentionned this on my blog but i'm kind of an history geek and I just love british civilization so i'm always excited to read a book based on history. I want to read more historical book in 2012 by the way (I'm going to sign up for a challenge this year if I can) ! I'm fascined by the Tudors dinasty. I got these two books for christmas as well as a book about the Tudors in general and the dvds about the tv show that I rewatching during my christmas break so I was really i...more
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Beware Princess Elizabeth is a story of many hardships. The author does an exceptional job to express the feelings of Elizabeth. Young girls would enjoy this book. I keep thinking of the movie The Other Boleyn Girl. After her father’s death, during the reign of her brother Edward, she was very happy, however her brother treated her like a sister only when he was not in the presence of the privy council. The death of her brother brought drastic hardship. Elizabeth was wanted by thousands of peopl...more
I recently read a great book called Beware, Princess Elizabeth. King Henry has died leaving his only son to rule, but soon after he dies too leaving Elizabeth's sister Mary Queen. Elizabeth Struggles to please her power driven sister and convince her she is loyal to her.Elizabeth is struggling hard to not anger the Queen or she might anger Mary and get sent to the tower again. The AUTHOR Carolyn Meyor really has grasped the feelings of Elizabeth and she makes you think you are reading something...more
Carolyn Meyer's fictionalized autobiographies of the famous Tudor princesses are interesting because she makes them feel so real. I was interested to discover that, just as "Mary, Bloody Mary" made me really sympathize with & feel for Henry VIII's eldest daughter & what she went through during her teenage years, so this book made me feel the same for Elizabeth. Yet generally one sides with either one or the other. I think this is the mark of a truly sympathetic author, one who can bring...more
I picked this book up off the "for sale" shelf at my local library because I enjoy historical fiction. I enjoyed the book; I believe it is at about a junior high or 9th grade reading level. For the parent, there is discussion about beheading and a page or so about a fling Elizabeth has with an older, married man. I cannot comment more because that part was torn out of my copy.
As a whole, the book ignited an interest in Britan's history and I spent time learning more about it after reading this b...more
As a whole, the book ignited an interest in Britan's history and I spent time learning more about it after reading this b...more
In this Historical novel we follow Elizabeth as pursues the English crown. Following her life from a teenager until she is crowned Queen Elizabeth deals with the intrigues of court life. He suffers because of the rumors about her mother Anne who was beheaded as a witch. She also deals with the jealousy and suspicion of her sister Mary when she is crowned and Elizabeth is imprisoned.
This book makes the life and the problems of Elizabeth very interesting. I thought that it could raise interest o...more
This book makes the life and the problems of Elizabeth very interesting. I thought that it could raise interest o...more
Extremely well-written; an interesting read for everyone, not just for history fans! Elizabeth's always been an interesting character, and there has been numerous works on her time as Princess and her struggles to ascend her throne and avoid being killed by her sister Mary.
Meyer rewrites the story from Elizabeth's point of view, presenting a realistic and believable picture of an intelligent and warm young woman who's trying to keep herself alive in such a chaotic period. Historically accurate a...more
Meyer rewrites the story from Elizabeth's point of view, presenting a realistic and believable picture of an intelligent and warm young woman who's trying to keep herself alive in such a chaotic period. Historically accurate a...more
Good historical fiction handling of the earlier life of Queen Elizabeth I with the many threats from her half sister Queen Mary, the hints at scandal with various suitors, and her determination never to marry. High interest writing, mostly factual, though taking as truth some of the rumors that may NOT have been true about men “in love” with the young Elizabeth. Aimed at middle school/junior high readers, but the maturity and frankness in handling of her developing sexual awareness and sexual is...more
I loved this book--I had no idea that in order for Queen Elizabeth to become...well, QUEEN Elizabeth, she had to go through so many obstacles and dodge so many bullets. This book takes you with Elizabeth as she is a pawn in everyone else's power game for the thrown. First her younger step brother, then her older step sister "Bloody" Mary, Elizabeth endures much when it comes to being treated like scum. I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that this book brought such a monumental historical figure to li...more
Elizabeth was daughter of Anne Boleyn. She has a half-sister Mary: they shared the same dad - Henry VIII. When Elizabeth's mom got beheaded, she was a servant, but when her sister Mary took over, she was taken to the Tower of London, which is where you go when you are going to be beheaded or burned; but she was only imprisoned. Mary wanted her to get married, but Elizabeth refused. She was set free, but had to stay as a servant and was sent to the Tower again because Mary wanted her to change re...more
I was always fascinated with books about Queen Elizabeth, and I love this fictional book about her young life. This is a great book for kids because it makes history so interseting by adding elements of danger, betrayal and so much more. It is not a dainty book at all. The characters are so alive, not as prim and proper as you would expect. I enjoyed the lively dialogue and fast pace of this book. This is a great book to get a middle school reader interested in European Renaissance history, it g...more
This book is about how Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth. After her father King Henrey the 8th died, her younger brother Edward takes the throne. Shortly after he dies as well and her half sister Mary fights for the throne. After her sister Mary is queen she locks Elizabth in the tower of London because of jealousy. This book is about how Elizabth soon becomes queen after her sister MAry dies.
I thought this book was very interesting and recommend it to anyone interested in the past king...more
I thought this book was very interesting and recommend it to anyone interested in the past king...more
The second book follows princess Elizabeth, the sister of Queen Mary. She is the only monarch of England to have been a woman and not married. This book begins with the death of King Henry VIII and the princess finding out three days later and her brother being crowned as king. When Edward dies of Consumption, princess Mary becomes queen and Elizabeth is told that she would be restoring the true church of England. The catholic church.
When she questions her sister's choices, she is imprisoned in...more
When she questions her sister's choices, she is imprisoned in...more
Nobody in the kingdom can be trusted. Your sister, the queen, would like you dead. Your sister's husband would force you to marry against your will. Your servants spy on you. Welcome to the life of Princess Elizabeth.
Elizabeth is shown in the book as a good person. I wonder how much of true. Even so, a really exciting story. Good for 5th-6th graders with an interest in royalty. One confusing aspect is the amount of Edwards and Catherines. LOTS LOTS LOTS. They do include a genealogy chart, which...more
Elizabeth is shown in the book as a good person. I wonder how much of true. Even so, a really exciting story. Good for 5th-6th graders with an interest in royalty. One confusing aspect is the amount of Edwards and Catherines. LOTS LOTS LOTS. They do include a genealogy chart, which...more
Picked this up on a whim. Really liked it. Made me want to read/learn more about Queen Elizabeth (not the present Queen;).
I found that the constantly referred to theme of "I will never marry. I will not allow a man to rule my life" somewhat bothersome, but it happens to have been true for her--so what can one do?
This is a bit fictionalized, but I think sometimes truth is better than fiction and her story is fascinating.
Anyone know of a longer bio that is GOOD and not just sensational?
I found that the constantly referred to theme of "I will never marry. I will not allow a man to rule my life" somewhat bothersome, but it happens to have been true for her--so what can one do?
This is a bit fictionalized, but I think sometimes truth is better than fiction and her story is fascinating.
Anyone know of a longer bio that is GOOD and not just sensational?
As the daughter of King Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn, the wife he had executed on false charges of adultery simply because she did not birth him a son, the young Princess Elizabeth was at various times pampered, scorned, or simply ignored by her father. She and her young half-brother Edward, the heir to the throne, were close. But Elizabeth and her half-sister Mary - daughter of the woman Henry divorced to marry Anne Boleyn - were barely civil to each other. Mary hated Elizabeth simply for her...more
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in a sentence: Princess Elizabeth, the beautiful bastard child of Henry VIII, struggles through her sister Mary's persecution and her romantic trials through - and eventual abandonment - of marriage. All of this while she is waiting to become Queen of England.
The historical fiction novel is told from the point of view of Elizabeth herself, which creates a memoir sort of feel for the reader. Elizabeth faces some tough stuff, such as having to fake giving up her faith, watching her brother suffer...more
The historical fiction novel is told from the point of view of Elizabeth herself, which creates a memoir sort of feel for the reader. Elizabeth faces some tough stuff, such as having to fake giving up her faith, watching her brother suffer...more
This is the second book within the Young Royals collection. I am a History geek and really enjoyed this book. After reading the first book I hated the father for becoming infatuated with Anne. I feel in love with Mary and hated Elizabeth for taking what was Marys. If it were not for this book I may feel differently towards Mary and Elizabeth. If you love history and olden times like me, I would reccomend this book. Carolyn Meyers also writes very well within meeting that time period. Well done.
This book is fascinating for young adult historical fiction. It was essentially the book that started my entire history career. I still remember finding it when I was twelve years old in a used bookstore. I enjoyed the entire novel and found it very suspenseful, I couldn't stop reading it. I then read all of the books in Carolyn Meyer's Young Royals series. I highly recommend it, it's still on my bookshelf ten years later!
It was really good.I enjoyed it! Although, I don't think its right that Mary doesn't like Elizabeth just because of who Elizabeth's mother is. I don't think that is fair. Yes, I did see some similarities, but its not Elizabeth's fault that Anne Boleyn was her mother.
It was good though. I like how Carolyn Meyer ended it though. very good ending. The whole book was really good!
It was good though. I like how Carolyn Meyer ended it though. very good ending. The whole book was really good!
I am in love with the Tudors and members of that very fascinating royal family, thanks to a very intelligent social studies teacher, even though we only touch the subject tenderly i have done research on my own and have come to praise King Henry VIII. Thanks anonymous. I learned that the phrase 'i don't lie i just don't tell the truth' can save ones life in certain dangerous occasions.
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Carolyn Meyer is as versatile a writer as you will find. Along with historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults she has written nonfiction for young adults and books for younger readers on topics as diverse as the Amish, the Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, a rock band, rock tumbling, bread baking, and coconuts. And ten of her books have been chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by t...more
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