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Beware, Princess Elizabeth: A Young Royals Book

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Spies everywhere, potential poisoning, being sent to rot in the tower, a Queen who's sure not to put you on the throne as a sister; that's the life of Princess Elizabeth for you.

Taking place right after the death of King Henry VII Beware, Princess Elizabeth tells the tale of how Elizabeth, Princess of Wales, survived the rein of not only her brother, whom she loved dearly, but the infamous rein of her sister, Princess Mary Tudor. Told by Princess Elizabeth herself, she tells you of how she lived day to day life in the royal court and what she thinks of the dukes, earls, and princes whom King Philip II, Queen Mary's husband, tries to marry them off to her. Being as steadfast as Elizabeth is on not marrying, she refuses all proposals and lives in fear of what the King and Queen, especially the Queen, might say or do about her defiance.

Having every one she loves either dead or taken away by the order of the Queen, Elizabeth feels totally and utterly alone. How will she survive this horrible torture and still hope to become Queen of England? Find out in the wonderful book entitled Beware, Princess Elizabeth and enjoy!

My personal opinion of the book was that it was quite entertaining. I do admit that it did have some parts where it was a little long-winded but those parts were few. For the most part I gave the book 5 whole stars for its great development of the characters and making history come alive and enjoyable to read.

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 mother's identity. When the King dies and Edward is crowned, the two sisters manage an uneasy peace - until Edward dies and Mary becomes Queen. Now Elizabeth is in grave danger. There are many reasons her sister could want her out of the way. Elizabeth will need all of her wits if she is to survive the dangers of her sister's reign so that someday she can become Queen of England. This was a fascinating portrait of Elizabeth as a teenager and young woman. I highly reccomend this book.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth is an excellent book! Carolyn Meyer writes wonderful historical fiction and I couldn't put this book down. I have read Mary, Bloody Mary also and it is a great book as well. But my mind always comes back to the same question: Mary or Elizabeth? Which one is the greater, better sister? Was Mary really as horrible as Elizabeth made her out to be? In all I've read of this time period I've always liked Elizabeth better. But in Mary, Bloody Mary, Mary seems almost...kind. She went through a lot to come to the conclusion that she would never like Elizabeth. I think that Mary wasn't horrible when she was a young girl and a young lady as shown in Mary,Bloody Mary but that her hatred of Elizabeth and her horrid treatment of Protestants was a developed characteristic. I believe that I will always like Elizabeth more. However, I feel that one should read each book and come to ones own conclusion of this question: Mary or Elizabeth?

If you have read Bloody Mary you would have learned why Mary was Elizabeth's enemy. You would have learned of how much Mary was tormented by Anne Boleyn and how because of her, Mary's mother was cast away. What of Elizabeth? The accident and now only remnant remaining of Anne Boleyn? Elizabeth's life story is no better than Mary's. In this book you see how Elizabeth could never trust hardly anyone and her tiny limit of friends such as her governess, Kat Ashley. You see how strong Elizabeth had to remain, to see her sister pursue her with so much hate and remorse. You hear of what made Elizabeth never want to marry. This is an excellent book and if you have read The Royal Diary of Elizabeth then you would see that both books are spectacular. However in the Royal Diary their is less peril and horror as in this book because Elizabeth was younger. It's safe enough to say that Elizabeth suffered more as she became older. Elizabeth endured much and this book takes many gloomy turns as Bloody Mary did. Cheers for Meyer on her excellent job!

This is another wonderful book by Carolyn Meyer. Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth the First) is the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second out of six wives, Anne Boleyn. This book chronicles the years after her father's death. Elizabeth is third in line to the crown according to the Line of Succesion in her father's will, which leaves her a slim chance of ever becoming Queen. But, the Line of Succession eventually is changed. Elizabeth overcomes many obstacles and dangers in this book most of them are due to her older half-sister and arch enemy, Queen Mary. However, Elizabeth's intellingence, ambition and determination prove to be supreme and she overcomes all odds. This book does a wonderful job of bringing this exceptional and dramatic story to life.

At first, I didn't really want to read this book, but when I picked it up, I couldn't put it down! It really drew me into the story, about princesses, kings, vengeance, and rebellion against the queen.
I don't like books when the main character is happy all the time, and they get what they want all the time. I like them to have some hardships along the way to achieving greatness. This book would keep me occupied and interested until I finished it, which is more than I can say about most other books that I've read.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is 11 and up. Or, whoever wanted to read this book after reading my book review. This book is a tale of hardship and woe, with a few glimmers of happiness in between. I'm sure anyone who reads Beware, Princess Elizabeth will love it as much as I did.

I was glad to read a different view on Princess Elizabeth's life. This book focuses on Elizabeth's life after her father's death until she becomes queen. The young princess has to endure much such as spies all around her. The young princess knows she has slim hopes of ever being able to rein, being third in line for the succession of the throne. However Elizabeth proves everybody wrong by not only surviving her brother Edward's rule but also her evil sister Mary's rule and finally becomes queen. However the way to the throne was far from easy for Elizabeth. She had to endure the conspiraces after her dear brother's death and the execution of Lady Jane Grey, the queen of nine days, and she had to endure the stay in the Tower, locked away by Mary, who thinks she is going to try to take over the throne. Mary's spies are never far from Elizabeth and she has to live a life of danger everyday. Elizabeth knows, one day may be her last, if Mary doesn't trust her loyalty.

Caroyln Meyer succeded again in writing another great historical novel. I really like this book because it gave a different perspective into Elizabeth's life and how hard it was for her just to stay alive, and living each day with fear of execution. I highly recommend you read the companion to this book about Elizabeth's sister, Mary Tudor. The book is called "Mary, Bloody Mary.

For quite some time, the works of Carolyn Meyer have amazed me. Beware, Princess Elizabeth is one of my favorite, perfectly dipicting life during the turbulant reigns of her siblings Edward and Mary. Carolyn Meyer gives us insight into both points of views with her other story, just as amazing, Mary, Bloody Mary. If you are thinking about buying this book, I would strongly recommend it!

Young Elizabeth Tudor goes through a great deal in her journey to become Queen of England. She is Henry VIII's second daughter, one who is pampered and well cared for when she's a child and then is ignored and shunned by her father after he has his second wife and Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn, beheaded for supposedly cheating on him. He wants an heir and he achieves this with his third wife who births (and dies as a result) young Edward who will precede his father to the thrown. During all of this, Elizabeth has endured her sister Mary, who hates her for being Anne Boleyn's daughter. However, they reach some sort of truce after Henry VIII dies and Edward is crowned. But when the young king dies and Mary is crowned queen, all hell breaks loose. Mary wants Elizabeth out of the way and she does just about everything to keep her from being the next queen. There are various twists throughout the novel.

This royal family has fascinated me and I am enjoying Meyer's fictional account of these women. She portrays Elizabeth as a young woman who had to pay her dues to obtain her reign in England. The novel doesn't follow the biographical flow as much as in Mary, Bloody Mary, but a fictional account is what I look for when reading these books, and Meyer does a fine job creating a back story for these characters. The political intrigue is interesting. Mary Tudor is portrayed as a cruel, fierce queen who orders execution for things as simple as people following another religion other than her own. From reading the biographies in encyclopedias, I always got the impression that she and Elizabeth were at odds with each other, which is why it isn't surprising that this plot is centered on Mary's attempt to keep Elizabeth from taking over the reigns of England. But Elizabeth is portrayed as a fighter who won't stop until she gets her rightful place as Queen of England. I enjoyed this second installment of the Young Royals book. It is fun and entertaining as well as insightful and enlightening. I look forward to reading Anne Boleyn's story in Doomed Queen Anne.

This book is a great one, I loved it! I liked how you never knew what was going to happen because there was twists and turns at every page! I would tell you my favorite part, but I don't have one, I loved it all! I want to read it over and over again. My favorite character was Elizabeth because she is just like me. I would have done the exact same thing if I was in her situation. If you are looking to find a great book, this is it. You will love "Beware, Princess Elizabeth!"