Summary of Elizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky

Through the diary entries of eleven-year-old Elizabeth I, readers are taken inside the palaces of King Henry VIII. Here is a life of intrigue. Everyone seems to be seeking for power. Constant fear of offending the King and being executed are joined with worry of being poisoned by an enemy within the court.
An intelligent and hard-working Elizabeth describes her schooling, the royal tutors, and her relationships with her father, King Henry VIII, her stepmother, siblings and friends. Hers is a tale of longing to be loved by her father; basking in the glow of his love that is seldom given; and being distressed when she is periodically banned from his palace.
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