Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary, Queen of Scots | 1994 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 2 | Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor | 1999 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 3 | Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile | 1999 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 4 | Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain ~ 1466 | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 5 | Isabel: Jewel of Castilla | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 6 | Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France ~ 1769 | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 7 | Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia ~ 1914 | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 8 | Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 9 | Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 10 | Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa ~ 1595 | 2000 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 11 | Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets | 2001 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 12 | Kaiulani: The People’s Princess, Hawaii ~ 1889 | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 13 | Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South | 2001 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 14 | Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China ~ A.D. 531 | 2001 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 15 | Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia | 2001 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 16 | Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country, France ~ 1553 | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 17 | Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 18 | Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India ~ 1627 | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 19 | Kaiulani | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 20 | Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 21 | Jahanara, Princess Of Princesses | 2002 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 22 | Elisabeth: The Princess Bride | 2003 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 23 | Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria-Hungary ~ 1853 | 2003 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 24 | Kristina: The Girl King | 2003 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 25 | Kristina: The Girl King, Sweden ~ 1638 | 2003 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 26 | Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts - Rhode Island ~ 1653 | 2001 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 27 | Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba | 2003 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 28 | Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal | 2004 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 29 | Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal, Mesoamerica ~ A.D. 749 | 2004 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 30 | Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven | 2004 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 31 | Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan ~ 1858 | 2004 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 32 | Anacaona: Golden Flower | 2005 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 33 | Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti ~ 1490 | 2005 | Kristiana Gregory | N/A |
| 34 | Catherine, The Great Journey | 2006 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
The Royal Diaries is a children’s historical fiction series that imagines what famous queens, princesses, and noblewomen might have written in their diaries as young girls. Kristiana Gregory contributed extensively to the series, with entries covering figures from Cleopatra VII and Elizabeth I to Marie Antoinette and Anastasia. The thirty-four entries span centuries and continents.
Like the Dear America series, The Royal Diaries uses the diary format to make history personal and accessible for young readers. Gregory’s contributions cover some of the most recognizable names in the series, and her research into each historical figure gives the fictional diaries a grounding in fact. The series was popular in schools and libraries throughout the 2000s.