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The Royal Diaries

Fictionalised diaries based upon recorded facts about these princess's lives, and adding in known facts about their day.  Well researched with memorable details, photos, maps and family trees included. All written by experienced authors, we have found these exciting and worthwhile books.  HB RA 10 – 15 yrs, Rr 11 – 17 yrs $17.95 each except where otherwise marked

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Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile  by Kristiana Gregory.  What was life like for Cleopatra when she was a 12-year-old girl, heir to the Egyptian throne, living in the palace? This fascinating fictional diary paints a realistic picture of the times (which were Roman Empire times). 

The Royal Diaries: Lady of Ch’iao Kuo, by Laurence Yep. An exciting fictionalised diary of Chinese princess (who did exist) in Southern China in 531 AD.  Accompanied by helpful maps, photographs of the area and illustrations. HB RA 10 – 12 yrs, Rr 11 – 16 yrs $22.95

The Royal Diaries: Jahanara (Indian Princess - not American Indian)

Eleanor, Crown Jewel  Aquitaine by Kristiana Gregory. Wife of two kings, Louis VII of France, and married after his death to Henry II of England, mother of Richard the Lionheart, this queen was a formidable person in the Middle Ages. 

Meet the famous people of her time through this wonderful story of her early life. 

Mary, Queen of Scots by Kristiana Gregory.  No story of the reign of Queen Elizabeth can be complete without the story of the tragic Mary, Queen of Scots.   Wonderful story of the childhood of the girl who was a queen but never reigned.  Leads up to a retelling of the end of her life.  

Elizabeth Tudor, Red Rose of England by Kathryn Lasky.  The childhood of Mary’s younger sister, not born to be Queen, but who became one of the greatest of Britain's monarchs.  Fascinating.  

The Royal Diaries: Kristina, The Girl King, by Carolyn Meyer.  Killed in battle during  the Thirty Year’s War of Catholic against Protestant which enveloped every European country, the throne of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden passed to his then six year old daughter, Princess Kristina.  Wishing to end the impoverishment of her country that the wars had caused, Kristina signed the Treaty of Westphalia, then opened Sweden up to a stream of intellectuals, pushing her country into the modern world.  

The Royal Diaries: Princess Marie Antoinette by Kathryn Laskey.  The life of this princess in the days where the rich wore wigs with entire landscapes in them, while the poor starved daily. Understand the lead up to the French Revolution and Marie’s tragic end. 

The Royal Diaries: Anastasia, The Last Grand Duchess,  by Carolyn Meyer.The last years of the Russian Tsars, told through the pen of Anastasia, the youngest daughter.  In 1918 the whole family were killed by the Bolsheviks who had taken over Russia.  Amazing photos of their immense wealth.  

The Royal Diaries: Catherine, The Great Journey, by Kristiana Gregory.

The Royal Diaries: Kazunomiya, Prisoner of Heaven, by Kathryn Lasky.

The Royal Diaries: Anacaona, Golden Flower (of Haiti), by Edwidge Danticat