This series offers young readers an intimate journey into the lives of girls navigating significant historical moments and diverse global settings. Presented in a diary format, each installment allows readers to deeply connect with the protagonists' personal thoughts and experiences. It masterfully blends historical authenticity with compelling storytelling, showcasing adventures, personal growth, and the discovery of self. This collection is perfect for curious young minds eager to explore the past through relatable, individual narratives.
In 1490 BC Asha, daughter of King Tuthmosis lives a carefree life at the royal court in Thebes. But when a prophecy foretells that 'a young woman will prove to be the best man in the Two Kingdom' she's caught up in a world of plots and danger...
Tilly lives in turbulent times. It's the 1550s; when Queen Mary ousts Lady Jane Grey to win the throne, her executioners are kept busy. Even Princess Elizabeth is imprisoned in the Tower. As Tilly watches the plots and politics of the Tudor court unfolding, she waits for her chance to deliver a very important letter . . .
In 1829, nine-year-old Victoria begins a journal chronicling her life as an English princess, in a title which includes information on the reign, marriage, and family life of Queen Victoria and English civilization during that period.29 MAY...I had to kiss His Majesty's hand. Really, one kisses the air over his hand, and that's a good thing, for he's so glistening with lotions and powders to cover the liver spots on his skin, which he hates...Aunt Soap says he was a beautiful lad when he was young. "Prinny was the handsomest Prince ever. His curls were the colour of honey on toast, like that red-gold Russian sable the Princess de Lieven wears." Now, unfortunately, his beauty has quite fled. Perhaps he does wear a corset, as I once heard Lady C. remark--though I can't see that it does much good. (I'm sure she would be shocked to know I overheard. But I do wonder why so many people seem to think a young person's ears do not work unless they are instructed to by some adult.)
When the King came riding in on his horse, a murmur went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words 'Declare I Dare Not'. All the ladies were giggling behind their hands, and I asked Rosanna what it meant. She told me the words meant the King has a new love. Her name is Anne Boleyn.
Eva De Puebla kommt nach England als Hofdame von Katharina von Aragon, der spanischen Braut von Arthur, Prinz von Wales. Erleben Sie den Pomp, die Intrigen und die politischen Machenschaften am Tudor-Hof von Heinrich VII. in ihrem Tagebuch.
It is 1501 and Eva is making the greatest trip of her life - from Spain to London as lady-in-waiting to the Spanish bride of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Catherine of Aragon. But Prince Arthur does not have long to live. What will happen to Catherine, his new wife, then?