Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory was our Guest Editor in October 2011 - click here - to see the books that inspired her writing.

Philippa Gregory 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. Now, six novels later, she is looking at the family that preceded the Tudors: the magnificent Plantaganets, a family of complex rivalries, loves, and hatreds.

She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire where she keeps horses, hens and ducks. Visitors to this site, Philippa Gregory.com become addicted to the updates of historical research and the progress of ducklings.

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 140 wells 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.

A past student of Sussex university, and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh university, 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 from this website, Philippa Gregory.com.

Photograph © copyright Sven Arnstein

If you like Philippa Gregory you might also like to read books by Anne O'Brien, Gabrielle Kimm and Rose Tremain

Changeling Philippa Gregory May 2012 MEGA Book of the Month. Best-selling Philippa Gregory’s first book for teenagers is a thrilling story of malice and betrayal, courage and passion. Tricked out of her inheritance by her greedy and duplicitous brother, Isolde must swap ruling... Format: Hardback - Released: 24/05/2012 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory Fact and fiction are woven beautifully together to bring to life the story of Jacquetta Woodville, mother of the White Queen in this 3rd instalment of medieval history from the perspective of little known but significant women of the time.... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory September 2011 Book of the Month. Fact and fiction are woven beautifully together to bring to life the story of Jacquetta Woodville, mother of the White Queen in this 3rd installment of medieval... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2011 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

The Red Queen Philippa Gregory Shortlisted for the Galaxy Paperback of the Year Award 2011. April 2011 Book of the Month. The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins' War, brings to life the story of Margaret... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Red Queen Philippa Gregory The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins' War, brings to life the story of Margaret Beaufort, a shadowy and mysterious character in the first book of the series - The White Queen - but who now takes... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/07/2010 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

The White Queen Philippa Gregory This is a must for any of you who devour their historical fiction. Focusing on one of the most scandalous and intriguing times in British history The White Queen centres around Elizabeth Woodville, the mother of the Princes in the... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Other Queen Philippa Gregory Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 20 November 2008. A former Author of the Month on Lovereading Philippa Gregory is back with another fantastic historical novel, this time the focus in the "other queen" Mary Queen of Scots.... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Other Queen Philippa Gregory Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 20 November 2008. A former Author of the Month on Lovereading Philippa Gregory is back with another fantastic historical novel, this time the focus in the "other queen" Mary Queen of Scots.... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/08/2008 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory Interestingly told from the point of view of three women, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and the dreadful Jane Boleyn, this is the Tudor Court brought vividly to life again by a real pro. What a violent and frightening man... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 08/05/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

A Respectable Trade Philippa Gregory A world away from the Royal courts of Europe, this is set in and around the aftermath of the slave trade in Bristol. Gregory brings her unique combination of a vivid sense of history and inimitable storytelling skills to illuminate... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 01/10/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory Interestingly told from the point of view of three women, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and the dreadful Jane Boleyn, this is the Tudor court brought vividly to life again by a real pro. What a violent and frightening man... Format: Hardback - Released: 28/08/2006 Lovereading Price: £13.49 - Saving £4.50 (25%)

The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory Katherine of Aragon may be better known as the first wife of Henry VIII but as a young girl she was being groomed to be the wife of a King and she herself was determined to become Queen. She married... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 02/05/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory Returning to the strength and originality of The Other Boleyn Girl (for I felt her last couple not quite up to scratch), this is the life of Catherine of Aragon from her childhood in Spain, her betrothal and eventual marriage... Format: Hardback - Released: 24/10/2005 Lovereading Price: £13.49 - Saving £4.50 (25%)

The Virgin's Lover Philippa Gregory Based on fact but infused with Gregory's own take on history, this is an inspiring and sumptuous novel with Elizabeth I at centre stage. It's full of romance, scheming, intrigue and passion with Robert Dudley a key player in Elizabeth's... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Queen's Fool Philippa Gregory Full of convincing historical facts of the Tudor period and intertwined with rich authentic drama this is Philippa Gregory at her best. She writes quite brilliantly about the massive power struggle between Elizabeth and Mary, and a girl under the... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2004 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory This is an absolutely cracking read, gripping from the very start. Gregory creates an intriguing story that's historically true and she mixes fact with fiction seemlessly that you find the whole story completely believable. Anne Boleyn's sister led an extraordinary... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 07/10/2002 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)