Philippa Gregory

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  • Bibliography:
    44 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1987
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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Philippa Gregory was born on 9 January 1954 in Nairobi, Kenya, the second daughter of Elaine (Wedd) and Arthur Percy Gregory, a radio operator and navigator for East African Airways. When she was two years old, her family moved to England. She was a "rebel" at school, but managed to attend the University of Sussex. She worked in BBC radio for two years before attending the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her doctorate in 18th-century literature, and she was named Alumna of the Year 2009. She has taught at the University of Durham, University of Teesside, and the Open University, and was made a Fellow of Kingston University in 1994.

Philippa wrote her first novel Wideacre while completing her a PhD, and living in a cottage on the Pennine Way with first husband Peter Chislett, editor of the Hartlepool Mail, and their baby daughter, Victoria. They divorced before the book was published. Following the success of Wideacre and the publication of The Favoured Child, she moved south to near Midhurst, West Sussex, where the Wideacre trilogy was set. Here she married her second husband Paul Carter, with whom she has a son. She divorced for a second time and married Anthony Mason, who she had first met during her time in Hartlepool. She was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the novel The Other Boleyn Girl which was made into a tv drama, and a major film. Her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. She also reviews for the Washington Post, the LA Times, and for UK newspapers, and is a regular broadcaster on television, radio, and webcasts.

Philippa now lives on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) farm in the North York Moors national park, with her husband, children and stepchildren (six in all). In her Yorkshire farm, she keeps horses, hens and ducks. Her interests include riding, walking, skiing, and gardening. Her other great interest is the charity that she founded nearly twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for almost 200 in the primary schools of this very dry and poor African country, and thousands of school children have been able to learn market gardening in the school gardens watered by the wells. The charity also provides wells for womens’ collective gardens and for The Gambia’s only agricultural college at Njawara.

Full Series List in Order

Civil War

1 - Earthly Joys (Apr-1998)
2 - Virgin Earth (Apr-1999)

The Cousins' War

1 - The White Queen (Aug-2009)
2 - The Red Queen (Aug-2010)
3 - The Lady of the Rivers (Oct-2011)
4 - The Kingmaker's Daughter (Aug-2012)
5 - The White Princess (Jul-2013)

Fairmile

1 - Tidelands (Aug-2019)
2 - Dark Tides (Nov-2020)
3 - Dawnlands (Nov-2022)

Florizella

1 - Princess Florizella (Sep-1988)
2 - Florizella and the Wolves (May-1991)
3 - Florizella and the Giant (Jul-1992)

Order of Darkness

1 - Changeling (Jun-2012)
2 - Stormbringers (Jun-2013)
3 - Fools' Gold (Feb-2014)
4 - Dark Tracks (Mar-2019)

The Princess Rules

1 - The Princess Rules (Nov-2019)
2 - It's a Prince Thing (Oct-2020)
3 - The Mammoth Adventure (Oct-2021)

The Tudor Saga

1 - The Constant Princess (Oct-2005)
2 - The Other Boleyn Girl (Oct-2002)
3 - The Wise Woman (May-1992)
4 - The Boleyn Inheritance (Nov-2006)
5 - The Queen's Fool (Nov-2003)
6 - The Virgin's Lover (Oct-2004)
7 - The Other Queen (Mar-2008)
7 - The Taming of the Queen (Jul-2015)
8 - Three Sisters, Three Queens (Jul-2016)
9 - The Last Tudor (Jul-2017)

Wideacre

1 - Wideacre (Feb-1987)
2 - The Favored Child (Feb-1989)
3 - Meridon (May-1990)

Book List in Order: 44 titles

  • Wideacre

    Wideacre - 1

    "I WANTED ITS SWEET EARTH WITH EVERY WAKING THOUGHT AND BREATH AND DREAM ...I WOULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING, COMMITTED ANY SIN, TO OWN WIDEACRE. " She lived in an 18th-century England where women were forbidden to inherit wealth or land. But Beatrice L...

  • Princess Florizella

    Florizella - 1

    Princess Florizella is an extraordinary princess - headstrong, a socialist and a feminist and generally just doesn't behave like a princess should. But much to the king and queen's delight, her unconventional attitudes attract the attention of the mo...

  • The Favored Child

    Wideacre - 2

    THE GREAT HOUSE STARED LIKE A SIGHTLESS GIANT, ITS YELLOW STONE BLACKENED AND CHARRED BY THE FIRE THAT BURNED OUT THE LACEYS AND WRECKED THE FAMILY. THIS WAS MY LEGACY. Heiress of Wideacre, the most infamous estate in 18th-century Sussex, Julia La...

  • Meridon

    Wideacre - 3

    Meridon knew she did not belong in the dirty, vagabond life of a gypsy. The half-remembered vision of another life burned in her heart, even in the midst of the Salisbury Fair of 1805 where thieves, wastrels, and circus rogues bargained for their for...

  • Florizella and the Wolves

    Florizella - 2

    Florizella is no ordinary fairytale princess - she isn't pretty, and she doesn't want to marry the handsome Prince Bennett (although they are best friends). But she is brave and clever and has lots of exciting adventures - especially when she meets t...

  • Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre // Midlife Mischief // Alice Hartley's Happiness

    The Hartleys' marriage is in trouble. Statuesque Alice of the khol-eyes and the gypsy shawls can no longer arouse the interest of her husband Charles, a pompous professor. Despite her spirited rendition of the Dance of the Seven Veils, her heightened...

  • The Wise Woman

    The Tudor Saga - 3

    On the night that the soldiers burn the abbey that has been her refuge, beautiful young Alys flees across Bowes Floor to her childhood home: the wretched hovel of the wise woman Morach. Frightened by the black arts she once embraced, despising the gr...

  • Florizella and the Giant

    Florizella - 3

    Princess Florizella is no ordinary fairy-tale princess. She doesn't sit around the palace looking pretty and waiting for her prince to come. She's much too busy riding her horse Jellybean, swimming underwater with her eyes open or looking for adventu...

  • Fallen Skies

    PEACE HAS COME -- IT IS TIME TO LIVE AGAIN Singer Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She vows to live for the present and enjoy the music and glitter of the frantic 1920s. Captain Stephen Winters joins in on the post-war frenzy, and falls in lo...



  • A Respectable Trade

    From its bustling docks to its elegant houses in 1787, Bristol, England, is a city where power and wealth beckon to those who dare... Josiah Cole wanted nothing more than to live in luxury and excess, like the richest of men whom he admired. But h...

  • Diggory and the Boa Conductor

    This is a collection of three stories about Diggory. He is quite ordinary, so why do things keep happening to him? Like the incredible Boa Conductor, the fantastic desk that isn't a desk, and the very special, very unusual furry babysitter. Anyone wo...

  • Perfectly Correct

    Feminist, Dr Louise Case lives a liberated, non-traditional life. But when Rose, parks her van in Louise's orchard and announces she's staying for a while, Louise's principles and morals are thrown into turmoil as she ponders what she should do....

  • The Little House

  • Earthly Joys

    Civil War - 1

    Whether he is nurturing a single rare seedling into a blossoming tree or planning acres of exquisitely conceived royal gardens, John Tradescant's fame and skill as a gardener are unsurpassed in seventeenth-century England. But it is Tradescant's clea...

  • Virgin Earth

    Civil War - 2

    In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de...

  • Zelda's Cut

    DESIRE, BETRAYAL AND SHIFTING IDENTITY COMBINE IN THIS CHILLING CONTEMPORARY NOVEL. Isobel Latimer is trapped: by her need to be a good woman, by massive secret debt, and by the burden of impeccable literary reputation. Everyone wants a cut of her t...

  • Bread and Chocolate

    A collection of short stories from one of our most popular novelists -- the perfect gift. A rich and wonderful selection of short stories. A TV chef who specialises in outrageous cakes tempts a monk who bakes bread for his brothers; a surprise visito...

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Tudor Saga - 2

    Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a king When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing ...

  • The Queen's Fool

    The Tudor Saga - 5

    A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, ...



  • The Virgin's Lover

    The Tudor Saga - 6

    In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth's ambitious leap to the t...

  • The Constant Princess

    The Tudor Saga - 1

    "I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known . . . and I will be Queen of England." Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Arag...

  • The Boleyn Inheritance

    The Tudor Saga - 4

    Their positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power ... and cursed them with deceit, betrayal, and terror. THREE NOBLE WOMEN SHARE ONE TRAGIC FATE: The Boleyn Inheritance ANNE OF CLEVES runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and...

  • The Other Queen

    The Tudor Saga - 7

    Two women competing for a man's heart Two queens fighting to the death for dominance The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of on...

  • The White Queen

    The Cousins' War - 1

    BROTHER TURNS ON BROTHER to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life th...

  • The Red Queen

    The Cousins' War - 2

    Philippa Gregory's enthralling new novel brings to life a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined to shape the course of history. Conspiracy. Passion. Coldhearted ambition. Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret B...

  • The Lady of the Rivers

    The Cousins' War - 3

    Passion. Danger. Witchcraft . . . The Lady of the Rivers is #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of...

  • Alice Hartley's Happiness

  • Changeling

    Order of Darkness - 1

    Dark myths, medieval secrets, intrigue, and romance populate the pages of the first-ever teen series from #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous -- and accused of heresy. Ca...

  • The Kingmaker's Daughter

    The Cousins' War - 4

    Spies, poison, and curses surround her…. Is there anyone she can trust? In The Kingmaker’s Daughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a novel of conspiracy and a fight to the death for love and power at the court ...



  • Stormbringers

    Order of Darkness - 2

    The year is 1453, and the end of the world is closer than ever. As Luca and Isolde continue their journey, their attraction grows with each passing day. Even as they try to remain focused on the mysteries they've been ordered to investigate, the t...

  • The White Princess

    The Cousins' War - 5

    Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England. The White Princess opens as the news of the battle of Bosworth is brought to Prince...

  • Pincher Martin

    With an introduction by Philippa Gregory Drowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink there is a pool of rain water; ...

  • Fools' Gold

    Order of Darkness - 3

    All that glitters may well be gold in the third book in the Order of Darkness quartet filled with intrigue, mystery, and romance, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory. Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and I...

  • The King's Curse

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. As an heir to...

  • The Taming of the Queen

    The Tudor Saga - 7

    By the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen, a riveting new Tudor tale featuring King Henry VIII’s sixth wife Kateryn Parr, the first English queen to publish under her own name. Why would a woman...

  • Three Sisters, Three Queens

    The Tudor Saga - 8

    “There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.” From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the upcoming Starz origi...

  • The Last Tudor

    The Tudor Saga - 9

    The latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous girls in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen. Seventeen-year-old Jane Grey was queen of Engl...

  • Dark Tracks

    Order of Darkness - 4

    Luca and Isolde continue investigating for the Order of Darkness in the fourth book in the Order of Darkness series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory. Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked by his ma...

  • Tidelands

    Fairmile - 1

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author turns from the glamour of the royal courts to tell the story of an ordinary woman, Alinor, who cannot bear to conform to the life that lies before her. Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of...



  • The Princess Rules

    The Princess Rules - 1

    Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Gian...

  • It's a Prince Thing

    The Princess Rules - 2

    The sequel to THE PRINCESS RULES sees rebel princess, Princess Florizella, going on even more adventures, but this time, she also has a little brother in tow…Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules, and dared to be different...

  • Dark Tides

    Fairmile - 2

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory’s new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummers Eve, 1670. A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alino...

  • The Mammoth Adventure

    The Princess Rules - 3

  • Dawnlands

    Fairmile - 3

    The “sweeping” (Parade) and “superb” (People) Fairmile series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political uphea...

Award-Winning Books by Philippa Gregory

The Boleyn Inheritance
2006 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Historical Fiction
The Other Boleyn Girl
2002 RoNA -- Romantic Novel of the Year
2002 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Fictionalized Biography


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Philippa Gregory has published 44 books.

Philippa Gregory does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dawnlands, was published in November 2022.

The first book by Philippa Gregory, Wideacre, was published in February 1987.

Yes. Philippa Gregory has 8 series.
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