THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ﻿‘A lasting work of social history’ THE TIMES ‘A genuinely new history of our nation’ DAN JONES ‘This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history’ SPECTATOR FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING HISTORICAL NOVELIST COMES THE CULMINATION OF HER LIFE’S WORK Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry?That the Peasant’s Revolt was started and propelled by women, protesting a tax on women?Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men but that they’d evolve to become ever more inferior?These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, she tells the story of our nation over 900 years, but for the very first time women – some fifty per cent of the population – are no longer invisible in this history of England, but are at its beating heart. Using research skills honed in her work as one of our foremost historical novelists, Gregory trawled through court records to find highway women, beggars and shepherdesses, through newspapers and diaries to find murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, female husbands and hermits. The ‘normal women’ you will meet in her pages went to war, ploughed the fields, campaigned, wrote, and loved. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency and built ships, corn mills and houses as part of their everyday lives They committed crimes, or treason, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things and rioted. A lot. They built our society to be as diverse and varied as the women themselves. They are there in the archives – if you look – and they made our history. ‘You’ll lose count of the number of things you learn about women and their skewed place in history as you read Philippa Gregory’s stunning Normal Women … the book reframes the past … an essential read’ INDEPENDENT, FIVE-STAR REVIEW

Normal Women

THE FIRST IN A STUNNING SERIES, THE COUSINS' WAR, FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY Set amid the tumult and intrigue of The War of the Roses, Philippa Gregory tells the story of one woman's ambitious ascent to royalty during the unsolved mystery around her sons' imprisonment in the Tower in a captivating family drama. Elizabeth Woodville is a common woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty. A woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family. A woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower. Their fate remains unknown to this day. From her uniquely qualified perspective, Philippa Gregory explores the most famous unsolved mystery, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times 'Queen of the historical novel' Mail on Sunday

COUSINS' WAR

The White Queen

A SWEEPING NOVEL RICH IN PASSION AND LEGEND FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY ‘This is a man’s world, Jacquetta, and some women cannot march to the beat of a man’s drum. Do you understand?’ 1435. Rouen. Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret. The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen. But she can sense a growing threat from the people of England, and the danger of royal rivals. The king slides into a mysterious sleep; Margaret, his queen, turns to untrustworthy favourites for help; and Richard, Duke of York, threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty, the House of York. Jacquetta fights for her king, her queen and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, for whom she senses an extraordinary future. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times

The Lady of the Rivers

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … This chance for us Howards comes once in a century… 1521. Henry VIII rules over a fashionable court alive with pageant and celebration, the lack of a son his only threat. When young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, she becomes his new mistress, an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn and Howard families. As Henry’s interest begins to wane, the Boleyns scheme to put forward Mary’s sister, Anne. Yet Anne Boleyn, newly returned from the French court, won’t agree to be Henry’s mistress – only his wife. Pitting the king’s desperation for an heir against the advice of his powerful advisors, Wolsey and Cromwell, what follows will change the course of a country’s history.

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels

The Other Boleyn Girl

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. I was born a princess, destined to be queen, and I know my duty. 1491. Henry VII’s eldest son Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, has been betrothed since childhood to the Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. Their marriage will cement the alliance Henry Tudor craves to secure his country. But when Arthur’s sudden death leaves an 11-year-old boy heir to the kingdom, Henry Tudor must choose whether to send Katherine back to Spain, or to marry her himself. Katherine has no son from her brief marriage to secure her future; her substantial dowry and his powerful contract are at stake. Henry has reckoned without the determination of a young woman set on fulfilling her own destiny to be a queen – and the ambition of Prince Harry, the future Henry VIII. Don't miss THE SPANISH PRINCESS on Amazon Prime, based on The Constant Princess and The King's Curse …

The Constant Princess

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE CAPTIVATING FAIRMILE SERIES FROM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY, TRACKING THE RISE OF THE TIDELANDS FAMILY IN LONDON, VENICE AND NEW ENGLAND. Midsummer Eve, 1670. A turbulent time to seek the truth . . . A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alinor, the woman he failed twenty-one years before. He has everything to offer: money, land, status. He believes she has the only thing he cannot buy: his son and heir. Meanwhile in New England, Alinor’s brother Ned cannot find justice in the New World, as the King’s revenge stretches across the Atlantic and turns the pioneers against each other and against the American Indians. Then, a beautiful widow, Livia, arrives from Venice. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come with the news that Alinor’s son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the lagoon. But is this true or could this woman be an imposter . . . ? From London to New England and Venice, the dark tides always rise, and with them come secrets and enemies . . . ‘A gripping read spanning London, Venice and New England, all beautifully observed by Gregory’ Woman & Home Praise for Tidelands, the first in the Fairmile series: ‘A gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world’ The Times ‘The first in a planned series . . . The author crafts her material with effortless ease. Her grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre’ Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail ‘Vivid and beguiling – Philippa Gregory at her best’ Woman & Home ‘A compelling novel that shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women’ Daily Mirror ‘The novel's power lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the everyday lives of those who are bound to them’ Sunday Express ‘If this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in for a treat’ Emma Lee-Potter, Daily Express

Dark Tides

Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor?Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom​. Her loyalty was deadly. ​ Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant king’s sword.​ She wears many masks – loving wife, devoted sister, and obedient spy. It’s what a woman must do to survive. ​ The only weapon she has is her voice.​ They say Jane’s whispers sealed the fate of two queens. They called her a liar and a traitor. ​ But the truth is far more dangerous… ​ Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in an explosive story of one woman’s survival in the deadly dance of the Tudor Court. Acclaim for Philippa Gregory: ‘Historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer … All of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times 'Immaculate research, pacey narratives and a stubborn insistence that history is not only about men' Daily Mail 'Impressive and enjoyable' Antonia Fraser, New Statesman ‘Gregory has made an impressive career out of breathing passionate, independent life into the historical noblewomen whose personalities had previously lain flat on family trees’ Helen Brown, Telegraph ​Book 10 in the Tudor and Plantagenet Novels series

Boleyn Traitor

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FAIRMILE SERIES, PHILIPPA GREGORY, COMES THIS COMPELLING NOVEL. Somewhere beyond the shores of England, a Pretender is mustering an army. He claims to be brother to the queen, the true heir to the throne. When Henry Tudor picked up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth Field, he knew he would have to marry the princess of the rival house – Elizabeth of York – in an effort to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. His bride was still in love with his enemy, and her mother and all the loyal House of York still dream of their missing heir making a triumphant return. Elizabeth faces a terrible dilemma: can she stand by a king whose support and courage are crumbling before her eyes? How can she choose between Tudor and York, between her new husband and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother. But is he the lost boy sent into the unknown by his mother, the White Queen, or a counterfeit prince? – a low-born enemy to Henry Tudor and his York princess wife? Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times

The White Princess

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII and his final queens. The Last Boleyn is Jane, Lady Rochford – widow of the disgraced George Boleyn. Caught in the intrigues of the Tudor court, she manoeuvres for personal position as her family in turn tries to manipulate her. The king has married again; his bride is the deceptively astute Anne of Cleves. Her wits are tested as she senses a trap closing around her, with the Howards ready to take advantage of her fall. Central to their plot is the pretty, flirtatious Catherine, ready to take the place once held by her cousin Anne Boleyn. Jane briefly believes that she will escape the fate of all who attempt to betray the royal trust but she reckons without Henry's growing maliciousness. Her fate is sealed; she will be the last Boleyn. Philippa Gregory is the acknowledged queen of historical fiction and this novel again displays her trademark blend of passion and politics, authenticity and tremendously gripping storytelling.

The Boleyn Inheritance

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII and his final queens. 1539. Anne of Cleves wins the dangerous prize of becoming Henry VIII’s fourth wife. From the start, Anne’s royal blood, education and fierce intelligence count for nothing as the king pursues young Katherine Howard. Katherine is a pawn in the political manoeuvres of her ambitious family; unprepared for the dangers that await, she steps into their trap. At her side is kinswoman Jane Boleyn, who has served – and betrayed – one queen already: her sister-in-law Anne, who died on Henry’s scaffold. Will Jane betray a second queen to the headsman? As the three women’s fates entwine in the most volatile court in Europe, each must survive an increasingly tyrannical, murderous king. With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind The Boleyn Inheritance.

THE NEW SPELLBINDING NOVEL IN THE FAIRMILE SERIES FROM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TIDELANDS and DARK TIDES, PHILIPPA GREGORY In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . . Ned Ferryman, inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings, returns from America with his Pokanoket servant to join the uprising against roman catholic, King James. As Ned swears loyalty to the charismatic Duke of Monmouth, he discovers a new and unexpected love. Meanwhile, Queen Mary summons her friend Livia to a terrified court. Recklessly, Livia drags her son Matthew and his foster mothers Alinor and Alys into a plot to save the queen from Monmouth’s invasion, and Matthew is rewarded with the Manor of Foulmire: on the tidelands where Ned, Alinor and Alys had once scraped a poor living. Suddenly, Alinor is lady of the manor, as Ned marches into the last battle between the royalists and commoners, hoping for a new dawn for freedom. A compelling and powerful story of political intrigue and personal ambition, set between the palaces of London, the tidelands of Foulmire and the shores of Barbados. Praise for Dawnlands: ‘This sprawling, epic addition to the series will delight Gregory’s many fans' The Times ‘Fast-paced, gripping and meticulously researched, the latest novel from Philippa Gregory is historical fiction at its best…' Daily Express 'Spellbinding’ Woman’s Own ‘I love falling into a Philippa Gregory novel, her vibrant take on historical events always brings past eras alive . . . ' Adele Parks, Platinum Magazine

Dawnlands

From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife. An arranged marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah’s protection, Frances enters the world of the Bristol merchants and finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum and slaves. Once again Philippa Gregory brings her unique combination of a vivid sense of history and inimitable storytelling skills to illuminate a complex period of our past. Powerful, haunting, intensely disturbing, this is a novel of desire and shame, of individuals, of a society, and of a whole continent devastated by the greed of others.

A Respectable Trade

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A stunning novel set in the Tudor court, from the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory. The savage rivalry of the daughters of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth, mirrors that of their mothers, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Each will fight by any available means for the crown and future of the kingdom. Elizabeth’s bitter struggle to claim the throne she believes is hers by right, and the man she desires almost more than her crown, is watched by her ‘fool’: a girl who has been forced to leave her homeland of Spain, as a Jew fleeing the Inquisition. In a court where truth is wittily denied and lies are mere games, it is the fool who can speak plainly: in these dangerous times, a woman must choose between ambition and love. Elizabeth will not make the same mistakes as her mother.

The Queen’s Fool

ORDER DAWNLANDS, THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL IN THE BELOVED FAIRMILE SERIES BY INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY, OUT NOW. 'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn’t let you down. Tidelands is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world' The Times England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands – the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run, and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she is leading disaster into the heart of her life. Suspected of possessing dark secrets in superstitious times, Alinor’s ambition and determination mark her out from her neighbours. This is the time of witch-mania, and Alinor, a woman without a husband, skilled with herbs, suddenly enriched, arouses envy in her rivals and fear among the villagers, who are ready to take lethal action into their own hands. ‘The first in a planned series . . . The author crafts her material with effortless ease. Her grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre' Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail ‘Vivid and beguiling – Philippa Gregory at her best’ Woman & Home 'A compelling novel that shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women' Daily Mirror 'The novel's power lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the everyday lives of those who are bound to them' Sunday Express 'Philippa Gregory returns with an English Civil War novel that excels in everything she does best. Historical events are written with breathless immediacy, keeping the reader enthralled even if they know the outcome. She pays close attention to the plight of women in the past, so often unchanged despite men's wars, and gives them a voice . . . Fans will not be disappointed' Alys Key, The i 'Shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women . . . If this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in for a treat' Emma Lee-Potter, Daily Express 'Tidelands evokes a world of suspense and superstition. Its fascinating fictional heroine, Alinor, is caught in a net of in-between spaces . . . I was completely swept up in this wonderful, immersive story set in the English Civil War when women who lived unconventional lives risked being accused of witchcraft' Tina Jackson, Writing Magazine

Tidelands

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I, from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Elizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend. In a house in the countryside waits a very different woman, Amy Robsart – Robert’s wife. She has no taste for life at court and longs for the day when her husband will return home. She has loved him since she was a girl, but now they are adults she hardly sees him. Meanwhile, the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, for it is unthinkable that a queen should rule on her own. Elizabeth’s preference is clear, but he is unavailable. But what if the unthinkable were to happen… Philippa Gregory blends passion, personalities and politics in this stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided.

The Virgin’s Lover

The bestselling, critically acclaimed new women’s history book from Philippa Gregory for 2025 – adapted for teen and YA readers! Today, when we think of women of the past, we often think of the 1800s and 1900s – crinolines and stage coaches, bonnets and balls – a time when women were told they were naturally inferior to men, and must stay at home while men went out to work and have fun. HUGE MISTAKE! There is so much more to women’s history than bonnets and big dresses! Ordinary women have been doing extraordinary things FOR EVER – it just didn’t make the history books (written by men!). Join multi-award-winning author Philippa Gregory as she tells the story of ordinary English women, making history for 900 years. Meet farmers, highwaywomen, pirates, ‘female husbands’, slaves, soldiers, criminals, writers, inventors, rioters and more – protesting, working, playing, taking risks, getting rich (and getting even!). Their story is one of ingenuity, diversity, rebellion, survival – and sisterhood. Adapted by Philippa Gregory from her best-selling, critically acclaimed Normal Women. This edition for younger readers has simplified, age-tailored content, delivered in bitesize sections. Read by Hannah Berchtold and Philippa Gregory. PRAISE FOR NORMAL WOMEN (teen edition): ‘Impressively researched, by turns inspiring and chilling … brilliantly told’ – Cressida Cowell ‘This book is redemption for unsung female heroes. Prepare to feel aghast, proud and inspired’ – Geri Halliwell ‘Uplifting and empowering’ – Edwina Dunn, The Female Lead PRAISE FOR NORMAL WOMEN (main edition): A NEW STATESMEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ‘A lasting work of social history’ THE TIMES ‘A genuinely new history of our nation’ DAN JONES ‘This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history’ SPECTATOR 'Philippa Gregory uses all her bestseller skills to weave a narrative with pace' ANTONIA FRASER ‘You’ll lose count of the number of things you learn about women and their skewed place in history … the book reframes the past … an essential read’ INDEPENDENT, FIVE-STAR REVIEW

A SWEEPING NOVEL RICH IN PASSION AND LEGEND FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY ‘This is a man’s world, Jacquetta, and some women cannot march to the beat of a man’s drum. Do you understand?’ 1435. Rouen. Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret. The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen. But she can sense a growing threat from the people of England, and the danger of royal rivals. The king slides into a mysterious sleep; Margaret, his queen, turns to untrustworthy favourites for help; and Richard, Duke of York, threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty, the House of York. Jacquetta fights for her king, her queen and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, for whom she senses an extraordinary future. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’

A SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY '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.' When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined – with Margaret’s younger sister Mary – to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France. United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. But Margaret’s boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. Mary steals the widowed Margaret’s proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times

Three Sisters, Three Queens

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when England descends into Civil War. Fleeing from the chaos, John travels to the Royalist colony of Virginia in America. But the virgin land is not uninhabited. John’s plant hunting brings him to live with the native people, and he learns to love and respect their way of life just as it is threatened by the colonial settlers. In the new world and the old, the established order is breaking down and every family has to find its own way of surviving. For the Tradescants, through the upheavals of the Commonwealth and the Restoration, this means consolidating their reputations as the greatest gardeners in the country.

Tradescant Novels

Virgin Earth

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… So when that same princess – Florizella – finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents’ palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every prince is given a permit which allow them to do whatever they like in the same way that every princess is given a set of rules that they have to live by. As soon as Princess Florizella’s brother is big enough to have adventures, she takes him all over the land, fighting pirates, wrestling with a sea serpent and rehoming a woolly mammoth. Can Florizella prove that girls having rules and boys having permits isn’t right? And that princes and princesses, and girls and boys, should be anything that they want to be…

The Princess Rules

It’s a Prince Thing

The first book in the thrilling YA sequence, Order of Darkness. The year is 1453, and all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old, Luca Vero, is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom, and travel to the very frontier of good and evil. Seventeen-year-old Isolde, a Lady Abbess, is trapped in a nunnery to prevent her claiming her rich inheritance. As the nuns in her care are driven mad by strange visions, walking in their sleep, and showing bleeding wounds, Luca is sent to investigate and all the evidence points to Isolde's criminal guilt. Outside in the yard they are building a pyre to burn her for witchcraft. Forced to face the greatest fears of the medieval world - dark magic, werewolves, madness - Luca and Isolde embark on a search for truth, their own destinies, and even love as they take the unknown ways to the real historical figure who defends the boundaries of Christendom and holds the secrets of the Order of Darkness.

Changeling

Another sweeping novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author…Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A brand-new recording available as an unabridged digital audio edition for the first time. A traveller in a time of discovery, the greatest gardening pioneer of his day, yet a man of humble birth: John Tradescant's story is a mirror to the extraordinary age in which he lives. As gardener and confidant to Sir Robert Cecil, Tradescant is well placed to observe the social and political changes that are about to sweep through the kingdom. While his master conjures intrigues at Court, Tradescant designs for him the magnificent garden at Hatfield, scouring the known world for ever more wonderful plants: new varieties of fruit and flower, the first horse chestnuts to be cultivated in England, even larches from Russia. Moving to the household of the flamboyant Duke of Buckingham, Tradescant witnesses at first hand the growing division between Parliament and the people, and the most loyal of servants must find a way to become an independent squire.

Earthly Joys

Dive deep into the world of medieval legends and disentangle reality from fear in this powerful series from the internationally renowned author of historical fiction Philippa Gregory. Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked by his master to uncover the truth behind strange happenings. Together with Lady Isolde, her friend and confidantIshraq, Luca’s manservant Freize, and Brother Peter,Luca travels across medieval Europe – seeking out the signs of the end of days, judging the supernatural and testing the new science. Trapped in a village possessed by a dancing madness, the group fights to keep their own sanity. When Isolde dances away in red shoes and Ishraq takes dramatic revenge on their covert assassin the young people discover that the greatest danger is in the men who have come to their rescue. These are the truly dangerous madmen of Europe who carry a dark hatred that will last for centuries. Join the Order of Darkness in their quest to witness the end of the world in the fourth volume of Philippa Gregory’s epic adventure series. Read by Nicola Barber. PRAISE FOR THE ORDER OF DARKNESS SERIES: ‘…attractive characters, several layers of mystery, and as one might expect, meticulously researched historical detail’ The Daily Mail ‘The plot is deftly conceived…and the setting richly detailed.’ The Daily Telegraph ‘This is still one of the most enthralling historical series of recent years, with Gregory's descriptions bringing 15th century Venice vividly to life’ The Bookbag

Order of Darkness

Dark Tracks

From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. .Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife. An arranged marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah’s protection, Frances enters the world of the Bristol merchants and finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum and slaves. Once again Philippa Gregory brings her unique combination of a vivid sense of history and inimitable storytelling skills to illuminate a complex period of our past. Powerful, haunting, intensely disturbing, this is a novel of desire and shame, of individuals, of a society, and of a whole continent devastated by the greed of others.

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A stunning novel set in the Tudor court, from the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory. 1553. Hannah Green, the young daughter of a Jewish bookseller, is forced out of Spain by the Inquisition, and becomes an unlikely player at the fractious Tudor Court. Her gifts of foresight mean that she is given as a Holy Fool to the newly crowned Mary I. But as Mary’s grip on the throne loosens, threatened by the ambitions of her sister, Elizabeth, Hannah is trapped in the deadly rivalry between the daughters of Henry VIII. As a secret Jew and unwitting spy in the struggle between a Catholic queen and a Protestant princess, Hannah must hide her own identity. And as a girl watching a passionate queen and her cold-hearted sister, Hannah must learn how to be a woman. With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind Hannah Green’s story.

*A stunning new unabridged recording* A sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I, from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. 1558. After years of waiting, Princess Elizabeth accedes to the throne of England. For many, Elizabeth’s ascension is a glorious new dawn. Not so for Amy Dudley, whose ambitious husband, Sir Robert, is the acknowledged favourite of the new queen – a queen who must marry to secure her survival. But Robert Dudley has many powerful enemies. And although she is clearly besotted with him, the virgin queen will not risk her hold on the throne. Desire and ambition are unleashed at the court and at her home, Amy Dudley will face the ultimate betrayal. With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind The Virgin’s Lover.

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn’t need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth’s chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor. She is newly married to her fourth and most distinguished husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury. But what marriage can withstand the charms of Mary? Or the threat of rebellion that she always carries? Mary must wait in her privileged imprisonment for the return to Scotland and her infant son; but waiting is not the same as doing nothing… With her characteristic combination of superb storytelling and authentic historical background, Philippa Gregory brings to life this period of great change, in a riveting tale of betrayal, loyalty, politics and passion.

The Other Queen

Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England. Ever ruthless, always plotting, in the absence of a son and heir, Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games. Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the court of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, intimacy and friendship with the family of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Her life is overturned when her father turns on his former allies, escapes England and invades with an enemy army. Widowed at 14, fatherless, with her mother locked in sanctuary, and her sister a vengeful enemy, Anne faces the world alone. But fortune's wheel turns once again. Anne plots her escape from her sister's house, finds herself a husband in the handsome young Duke of Gloucester, and marries without permission, in secret. But danger still follows her. She finds that she has a mortal enemy in the most beautiful queen in England. Anne has to protect herself and her precious only son from the treacherous royal court, the deadly royal rival, and even from the driving ambition of her husband - Richard III.

The Kingmaker's Daughter

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 Giant. They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren. “Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death…” Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the kingdom, having adventures of her own… “…perfect for newish readers who are gaining confidence and ready for a challenge” The Times Review “These are enchanting, simply written stories that have lost none of their pertinence – and this timely new edition deserves to win Florizella another generation of admirers.” 5 star review in the Saturday Telegraph

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. 1568. Mary Queen of Scots, fleeing rebellion in her kingdom, is offered a safe haven by Elizabeth I with George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The arrival of an extravagant queen turns the household upside down, as it becomes clear that the visit is a house arrest. Queen Mary makes Bess’ hard-won house a centre for unrest and treason, and – perhaps worst of all – Mary Queen of Scots’ fabled beauty starts to work on the Tudor loyalist, Bess’ own husband, George. The two women fight for their own rights: Mary to regain the crown and the kingdom of Scotland; Bess to win back her husband and houses. A third woman can decide: Elizabeth the First, and nobody knows how far she will go to protect her own safety. With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind The Other Queen.

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess… This third volume in THE PRINCESS RULES series sees the feisty princess take her baby brother and best friend, Bennett, on another round of adventures together. Can they rescue their new-found friend the sea serpent from a travelling circus? And hold back the pirate, Five-fathom Freida. Or will Florizella’s worst fairygodmother prove that in a fairytale world, you really do have to be careful what you wish for?…

The Mammoth Adventure

... og er man til historiske romaner, er der ingen vej uden om den spændende og velskrevne roman, Philippa Gregory har skrevet. Jydske Vestkysten "En anderledes historisk roman om Tudor-tidens England." Søndag Det anspændte forhold mellem Maria og Elizabeth, døtre af Henrik VIII, er efterhånden velkendt stof. Kampen om tronen, om troen, om folkets kærlighed, om den spanske prins Filips kærlighed, ja om så mange ting, forpestede stemningen ved det engelske hof og fik alle hoffolk til at krybe langs væggene af skræk. Til dette hof ankommer en ung kvinde, Hannah, i allerdybeste hemmelighed praktiserende jøde og på flugt fra Inkvisitionen. Hannah har en evne: Hun ser ting, eller rettere en gang imellem tager tungen magten over hende, og hun siger ting, taler om noget, der endnu ikke er sket, advarer om endnu ikke erkendte farer. En uvurderlig evne for en dronning, der hele tiden frygter for sit liv.

Dronningens nar

Tre unge kvinder, tre skrækkelige skæbner. Henrik VIII’s ulykkelige ægteskab med Anne Boleyn gav langvarige efterdønninger. Efter dronning Janes død i barselsseng skal kongen have en ny dronning, og valget falder på Anne af Cleeves fra et lille hertugdømme i Tyskland. Maleren Holbein sendes af sted for at lave et portræt af den unge pige, og kongen er godt tilfreds, da han ser det. Det er han imidlertid ikke, da han og Anne møder hinanden første gang. Mødet er en katastrofe, og ægteskabet er kuldsejlet på forhånd. Imens lurer tidens måske største intrigemager, hertugen af Norfolk, i kulissen og planlægger at sætte endnu en niece på Englands trone. Lille Katarina Howard udses til at overtage arven efter Anne Boleyn. En fuldkommen kynisk skalten og valten med andre menneskers liv får hertugen til også at placere Jane Boleyn, Annes svigerinde, ved hoffet, og i løbet af to korte år udleves den måske største farce, verden nogensinde har været vidne til. Bortset fra at der ikke er meget at grine ad. Tre unge kvinder, tre stemmer. I To Dronninger får de alle tre lov til at komme til orde og fortælle deres side af sagen.

To dronninger

Elizabeth den Første krones i 1558 og følges tæt af sin barndomsven og tilbeder Sir Robert Dudley. Mens han søger magten ved hoffet, lever hans hustru en trist og forsømt tilværelse, og dronningens nærmeste begynder at se skævt til ham.

Jomfruens elsker

Historisk roman om dronning Elizabeth af England og den skotske dronning  Maria Stuart. Handlingen udspiller sig i perioden 1568-1587, hvor Maria  Stuart sad i husarrest i England. Hendes "vært" og fangevogter var Bess  af Hardwick, hertuginden af Shrewsbury.

Den anden dronning

En medrivende historisk fortælling, rig på lidenskab og legender: Om Jacquetta af Luxembourg, som besidder en sjette sans og fornemmer, at datteren Elizabeth går en ganske særlig fremtid i møde. Allerede som 19-årig bliver Jacquetta af Luxembourg enke og trodser gængs skik og brug ved anden gang at gifte sig af kærlighed. Sammen med sin nye mand, Richard Woodville, indtager hun en fremtrædende plads i det engelske kongehus som dronningens fortrolige, og spiller - med sin list, sin loyalitet og sin farlige evne til at spå om fremtiden - en helt afgørende rolle i kampen om tronen. I Skæbnehjulet, tredje bind om Rosenkrigene, vækker Philippa Gregory atter med stor fortællemæssig indlevelse en af historiens betydelige kvinder til live. En kvinde, der ikke bare var en simpel hofdame, men moder til den hvide dronning og en af nøglefigurerne i den engelske trones barske historie. Copyright © 2011 by Philippa Gregory Limited Published by arrangement with Ulf Töregård Agency AB and Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster Inc. Oversat af Nina Bolt fra Lady of the Rivers Jacquetta, hertuginde af Bedford, York, Lancaster, 1400-1499, England, biografiske romaner, historie

Rosekrigene

Skæbnehjulet

De fleste har hørt om Anne Boleyn, den kvinde som Henrik VIII blev så betaget af, at han forskød sin hustru, Katarina af Aragonien, for at kunne gifte sig for anden gang. Hvad de færreste ved er, at kongen først var forelsket i Annes søster Mary og faktisk fik to børn med hende. I Kongens Frille hører vi om denne historie, om en purung pige belastet med en familie, så ambitiøs, at de sendte først Mary og dernæst Anne af sted til kongens seng i håb om vinde magtkampen blandt Englands allerfornemmeste familier. Da kampen var forbi, havde Anne mistet sit hoved, Henrik var blevet bandlyst af paven, familien Boleyn havde tabt al magt, og kimen var lagt til arvefølgestridigheder og voldsom religiøs uro i landet i mange år derefter.

Kongens frille

Det vrimler med tragiske skæbner i fortiden, men historien om Katarina af Aragonien er en af de mest tragiske.Som datter af Ferdinand 2. og Isabella, med tilnavnet De Katolske Monarker, voksede hun op i et ikke blot stærkt katolsk rige, men også i et af de altdominerende dynastier i Europa på den tid. At vælge sin egen ægtemand var naturligvis udelukket, en ´Infanta´ var et aktiv, der skulle bruges til at binde lande sammen med, og en brik i kampen om overherredømme.England var en attraktiv forbundsfælle mod de forhadte franskmænd, og Katarina blev som spæd forlovet med Arthur, søn af Henrik 7. I hele sin opvækst blev hun således indprentet, at hun var udset til at være dronning over et imperium, og da hun som 16-årig sejlede til England, var det en stolt, uhyre veluddannet, forfinet og stærkt troende pige, der rejste til sit bryllup.Philippa Gregory fortæller endnu en gang ´historien bag historien´ om livet ved Tudorhoffet, og Katarinas rolle i dynastispillet er en af de allermest interessante. Indirekte var hun skyld i, at Henrik 8. brød med Den Katolske Kirke, hun blev mor til en af de mest brutale monarker i Englands historie, Maria den Blodige, og i hendes tid blev forbundsfæller til dødelige fjender og omvendt.

Den evige prinsesse

Le dernier roman de la série «Guerre des Deux- Roses», de la mini-série Starz acclamée par la critique, Philippa Gregory raconte l’histoire fascinante de Margaret Pole, cousine d’Elizabeth d’York, et dame de compagnie de Catherine d’Aragon. Considéré comme une menace au trône pour le volatile roi Henry VII, Margaret Pole, cousine d’Elizabeth d’York (connue sous le nom de la princesse Blanche) et la fille de George, duc de Clarence, sera mariée à un partisan du roi de la maison Lancastre, Sir Richard Pole. Pour sa loyauté, Sir Richard est chargé de la gouvernance du pays de Galles, mais la vie rangée de Margaret est changée à jamais avec l’arrivée d’Arthur, le jeune prince de Galles, et de sa belle épouse, Catherine d’Aragon. Margaret devient vite une personne de confiance et amie des nouveaux mariés, cachant ses propres liens royaux au service des Tudors. Après la mort soudaine du Prince Arthur, Katherine maintenant veuve part pour Londres, et garde sa promesse faite lors du décès de son mari en se mariant avec son frère, Henry VIII. Le monde de Margaret est chamboulé par la convocation surprenante à la cour, où elle devient la première dame de compagnie de la reine Catherine. Mais cette vie idyllique ne durera que jusqu’à la montée d’Anne Boleyn, et la déchéance des Tudors. Margaret doit choisir son allégeance au roi tyran, ou à sa reine bien-aimée; l’amour de sa religion ou la théologie des nouveaux maîtres. Prise entre l’ancien et le nouveau monde, Margaret Pole doit trouver son propre chemin, tout en portant le fardeau d’une vieille malédiction qui afflige tous les Tudors.

La guerre des Deux-Roses

La malédiction du roi

Best-seller du New York Times qui a inspiré La princesse blanche, la minisérie télévisée de Starz encensée par la critique, La fille du faiseur de rois nous raconte l’histoire d’Anne Neville, une jolie jeune femme qui doit se frayer un chemin parmi la perfidie qui règne à la cour anglaise pendant que son père, connu comme étant le faiseur de rois, les utilise, elle et sa soeur, comme des pions sur son échiquier politique. La fille du faiseur de rois – première histoire de deux soeurs écrite par Philippa Gregory depuis Deux soeurs pour un roi – relate le poignant récit des filles de Richard Neville, aussi connu comme le faiseur de rois, comte de Warwick et magnat le plus puissant de l’Angleterre du XVe siècle. Sans fils ni héritier, il utilise ses filles, Anne et Isabel, comme des pions sur son échiquier politique, et celles-ci en viendront à devenir des protagonistes indépendantes et influentes à la cour. À la cour d’Édouard IV et de sa ravissante reine, Élisabeth Woodville, Anne passe une merveilleuse enfance avant de connaître la peur et le désespoir lorsque son père déclare la guerre à ses anciens amis. Mariée à 14 ans, elle se retrouve rapidement veuve et sans père, sa mère envoyée en sanctuaire et sa soeur mariée à l’ennemi. Anne parvient à s’échapper en mariant Richard, duc de Gloucester, mais son choix entrera en conflit avec la puissance écrasante de la famille royale.

La fille du faiseur de rois

Angleterre, 1485. Henri Tudor fait tomber Richard III au combat et s’empare du trône après la bataille de Bosworth. Mais c’est un pays morcelé par la guerre des Deux-Roses qui attend le nouveau souverain. Un défi de taille lui incombera donc : dissoudre les rivalités et réunifier les camps, avant de pouvoir prétendre gouverner. Pour ce faire, Henri Tudor devra épouser une princesse de la maison ennemie, Élisabeth d’York. Héritière légitime de la famille déchue, fille de la reine blanche, Élisabeth est une jeune femme hantée par la mort du roi qu’elle aimait. Contrainte à ces épousailles, elle deviendra mère du futur dauphin. Au coeur du jeu politique, elle devra choisir entre la rose rouge et la rose blanche, et ainsi sceller son destin. Le nouveau roi, quant à lui, devra apprendre l’art si subtil de la gouvernance. Détenteur du pouvoir, certes, il lui faudra gagner le coeur d’une Angleterre hostile, qui n’aura de cesse de comploter pour le retour de la maison York sur le trône. C’est dans cette atmosphère instable de début de règne que Philippa Gregory plante sa plume: un bal historique où valsent les spectres du passé et où les révoltes sont légion; une cour où fleurissent les révélations inavouables et autres conspirations de prétendants, jusque dans les antichambres du pouvoir…

La princesse blanche

Blutrot blüht die Rose von Lancaster. Mit kaum zwölf Jahren wird Margaret Beaufort aus dem Hause Lancaster 1455 mit Edmund Tudor verheiratet. Die Familie wartet ungeduldig auf einen Thronfolger. Tatsächlich bekommt Margaret, selbst noch ein Kind, einen Sohn: Henry. Als mit dem Rosenkrieg ein tödlicher Kampf um die Krone entbrennt, gilt Margarets ganzes Streben einem einzigen Ziel: Ihr Sohn soll König von England werden. Denn in einem ist Margaret sich sicher: Gott steht auf ihrer Seite. «Niemand schreibt besser über die Tudors als Philippa Gregory. … Sie stellt alle ihre Nacheiferer in den Schatten.» (Publishers Weekly) «Gregory ist ohne Frage auf der Höhe ihres Könnens.» (The Huffington Post) «Gregorys lebendige, souveräne Erzählweise macht diese Figur zu einer würdigen Heldin ihrer Zeit.» (Booklist) «Ein von Beginn an spannender und mitreißender historischer Roman … dramatisch und ergreifend.» (histo-couch.de über «Die Königin der Weißen Rose»)

Die Rosenkriege

Der Thron der roten Königin

Geliebte Schwester. Erbitterte Rivalin. Der mächtige Herzog Richard Neville, Vater der jungen Schwestern Anne und Isabel, schäumt vor Wut. Denn all seinen Einflüsterungen zum Trotz hat der liebesblinde König Edward IV. weit unter seinem Stand geheiratet – die schöne Elizabeth Woodville, eine skandalöse Verbindung. Dabei verdankt Edward den Thron ihm allein, ihm, dem «Königsmacher». Heimlich vermählt Neville seine Töchter mit den nächsten Thronanwärtern, intrigiert, bläst zum Angriff auf das Königshaus – und scheitert. Wie Spielbälle katapultiert sein Machthunger die Schwestern als Thronanwärterinnen in die Höhe oder als Landesverräterinnen in den Abgrund. Mit aller Kraft versuchen Anne und Isabel, ihr Schicksal in die eigenen Hände zu nehmen und den größten Wunsch ihres Vaters zu erfüllen: die englische Krone für einen König aus dem Hause Neville. «‹Dornenschwestern› ist Philippa Gregory in Höchstform.» (Associated Press) «Gregory ist der Superstar des historischen Romans, und ‹Dornenschwestern› zeigt, warum: Diese Autorin bietet ihren Lesern intelligente Unterhaltung und eine Reise in eine bewegte Vergangenheit.» (Historical Novels Review) «Ihre vielen Fans werden die lebendigen Figuren, den üppigen und bewegenden Stil und die faszinierende Geschichte aus Frauenperspektive lieben.» (Library Journal) «Intrigen und Kampf bis zum Tod um Macht und Liebe.» (Los Angeles Times) «Großartige Unterhaltung.» (New York Daily News)

Dornenschwestern

Einst trug sie ihren Namen mit Stolz. Doch nun meidet Margaret Plantagenet aus dem Hause York jeden Hinweis auf ihre Herkunft – ihr Leben wäre sonst nicht sicher. Denn durch Verrat auf dem Schlachtfeld haben die Tudors die englische Krone an sich gerissen und fürchten alles, das an die rechtmäßige Thronfolge unter den Yorks erinnert. Im Haus ihres Gemahls wird Margaret zur Vertrauten der spanischen Prinzessin Katharina von Aragón. Als diese Tudor-König Henry VIII. heiratet, wird Margaret von ihr zur ersten Hofdame ernannt. Ungeduldig wartet Henry auf einen Erben. Aber ein Sohn nach dem anderen stirbt. Sind all seine Nachkommen verflucht? Henrys Großmütigkeit schlägt in Misstrauen um. Auch Margaret muss plötzlich seinen Zorn fürchten. Der geliebte Herrscher wird zum Tyrann, ganz England leidet unter seiner Willkür … «Eine packende und detaillierte Chronik. Wärmstens empfohlen!» (Library Journal) «Mit ihrem umfassenden Wissen erweckt die Historikerin diese berühmte Geschichte zum Leben.» (The Sun-News) «Ein erhellendes Porträt.» (Publishers Weekly) «Eine exzellente Erweiterung des Genres. Nicht nur wegen der einzigartigen Perspektive auf die Ereignisse, sondern auch wegen der wunderbar dahinfließenden Erzählung und der beeindruckend komplex dargestellten Charaktere.» (Historical Novel Society)

Der Königsfluch

Meisterin des Wortes Heimlich unterhält die Witwe Kateryn Parr eine Affäre mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Baron Thomas Seymour. Doch als König Henry VIII. um ihre Hand anhält, hat sie keine Wahl: Sie muss das Angebot annehmen und darf Thomas nie wiedersehen. Kateryn weiß genau, in welche Gefahr sie sich begibt – schließlich wird sie die sechste Gemahlin des launischen Königs. Von zwei ihrer Vorgängerinnen trennte er sich, zwei ließ er hinrichten. Mit der Zeit wähnt sie sich aber in Sicherheit: Im Herzen des Hofes gründet sie einen Studierzirkel und bestimmt als Regentin die Geschicke des Landes in Henrys Abwesenheit. Doch als Befürworterin religiöser Reformen zieht sie schließlich doch Henrys Zorn auf sich … «Philippa Gregory, Königin des historischen Romans, setzt dieser Heldin ein unvergessliches Denkmal.» (People Magazine) «Niemand schreibt besser über die Tudors als Philippa Gregory.» (Publishers Weekly) «‹Die letzte Gemahlin des Königs› ist nicht nur ein faszinierender Roman über eine überraschend wenig bekannte Zeit der Tudor-Dynastie, sondern vermittelt auch das bedrückende Gefühl des puren Terrors, den das Leben unter einem launischen Tyrannen mit sich bringt – besonders, wenn man mit ihm verheiratet ist.» (Reader's Digest) «Drastisch schildert Gregory die Beziehung von Kateryn Parr und ihrem Gemahl Henry VIII. Genauso gut beschreibt sie auch die religiösen und politischen Spannungen im England der Tudors. Fesselnd.» (The Times) «Gregorys komplexes Porträt des alternden Königs und seiner sinnlichen, gelehrten Braut wird Tudor-Fans begeistern.» (Publishers Weekly)

Die letzte Gemahlin des Königs

Weiße Rose, rote Rose – ein Kampf zwischen Liebe und Vernunft Henry Tudor hat sich nach der siegreichen Schlacht von Bosworth 1485 zum König krönen lassen. Doch der neugewonnene Frieden ist fragil: Um die verfeindeten Häuser York und Lancaster miteinander zu vereinen, heiratet er Elizabeth von York. Die Loyalität der Königin wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt, als ein junger Mann auftaucht und Anspruch auf den Thron erhebt. Elizabeth muss sich entscheiden, wem ihre Treue gilt: ihrem Gemahl, den sie langsam zu lieben lernt, oder dem Mann, der behauptet, ihr Bruder zu sein. «Philippa Gregory schreibt wirklich verdammt gut.» (Brigitte)

Das Erbe der weißen Rose

Drei Schwestern. Drei Leben. Drei Wege zur Macht. Jane Königin von England für neun Tage, wird die junge Jane Grey von der Halbschwester des Königs Mary in den Tower gesperrt und bezahlt für die Machtgier ihres Vaters auf dem Schafott. Katherine Lerne zu sterben, schreibt Jane an ihre lebensfreudige Schwester Katherine – der die unfruchtbare Königin Mary und dann Königin Elizabeth niemals zugestehen werden, einen Tudor-Sohn zu gebären. Als ihre Schwangerschaft entdeckt wird, steht sie nur noch wenige Schritte von Janes Los entfernt. Mary Missachtet zu Hofe, meidet die kleinwüchsige Mary die misstrauischen Blicke der Königin. Nach dem Schicksal ihrer Schwestern wird ihr nur allzu bewusst, in welcher Gefahr sie schwebt. Was wird geschehen, wenn die Letzte aus dem Geschlecht der Tudors der skrupellosen Königin Elizabeth die Stirn bietet? Der letzte Teil der Tudor-Saga.

Das Erbe der Tudors

Um Reich und Krone

Die »Hexe« Alinor ist zurück: »An dunklen Wassern« ist der 2. Teil der historischen Familiensaga aus dem 17. Jahrhundert von Bestseller-Autorin Philippa Gregory. An einem Mittsommerabend des Jahres 1670 erhält Alinor gleich zweimal überraschenden Besuch: Der erste, der sie in ihrem kleinen Lagerhaus am Südufer der Themse aufstöbert, ist James Avery – der Mann, der sie vor 21 Jahren verlassen hat, nachdem sie ihr Leben für ihn riskiert hatte und beinahe als Hexe ertränkt worden wäre. James, der es als Günstling von König Charles II. zu Wohlstand gebracht hat, ist auf der Suche nach seinem Sohn und Erben. Die zweite Besucherin ist eine schöne junge Witwe aus Venedig. Sie begrüßt Alinor als ihre Schwiegermutter und überbringt die traurige Nachricht, dass Alinors Sohn Rob in den dunklen Fluten der Lagune von Venedig ertrunken sei. Während Alinor und James immer mehr von der Vergangenheit eingeholt werden, wachsen in Alinor Zweifel an Robs Schicksal. Kann sie ihn doch noch retten? Geheimnisvoll, dramatisch und brillant recherchiert, entführt der Nr.-1-Bestseller aus England in die ärmlichen Gassen von London ebenso wie in die goldenen Straßen Venedigs und bis ins ferne, hart umkämpfte Amerika. Der erste Teil der historischen Familiensaga ist unter dem Titel »Gezeitenland« erschienen.

Die Fairmile-Trilogie

An dunklen Wassern

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