this book is kind of scary because it tells you how people died in the past and that bloody mary died in the 15 or 19

THE BEST BOOK EVER DO NOT GET BEHEADED OR CLOSE ( )

The title goes with the story line i was 3 or 4 pages in and i was hooked on to the book it was sad when the book ended ( )

This entire series is a wonderful way to learn history or teach it to adolescents. I find today's generations seem to recall more when they learn through other people (pop songs, celebrity gossip, etc.), so what better way to teach history than through someone else's perspective? Yes, "authentic" diaries would be "better", but would the language really hold the modern student's attention? Did the diary writer know what WOULD be important in the context of history? Probably not.

These are the diary entries of Tilly between the ages of 12 and 18. Tilly is the daughter of the Tower of London’s physician, and it is set in the years starting with the short reign of Lady Jane Grey and ending with Elizabeth I’s ascent to the throne. During these years Tilly watches the waves of change in English politics that flow around the Tower, and witnesses many executions. There are some nice details of daily life in 16th century London that the author slips in unobtrusively.

This book doesn’t spare any gory details, and some of them may be disturbing to especially sensitive readers, but it IS a children’s book, so it’s pre-teen level head chopping ;-) This is part of the My Story series, which also includes books about the 17th century plague, the Irish famine and the London Blitz. This is also a good gateway book to start any young reader’s Tudor addiction. Bloody Tower at ten, Wolf Hall at 18. ( )