15 Facts About Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory was born on 9 January 1954 and is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987.

Philippa Gregory was born on 9 January 1954 in Nairobi, at that time serving as capital city of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, the second daughter of Elaine and Arthur Percy Gregory, a radio operator and navigator for East African Airways.

Philippa Gregory was a "rebel" at Colston's Girls' School where she obtained a B grade in English and two E grades in History and Geography at A-level.

Philippa Gregory then went to journalism college in Cardiff and spent a year as an apprentice with the Portsmouth News before she managed to gain a place on an English literature degree course at the University of Sussex, where she switched to a history course.

Philippa Gregory worked for BBC radio for two years before attending University of Edinburgh, where she obtained a Ph.

Philippa Gregory 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 Gregory has written novels set in several different historical periods, though primarily the Tudor period and the 16th century.

Philippa Gregory's script was nominated for a BAFTA, won an award from the Committee for Racial Equality, and the film was shown worldwide.

Philippa Gregory has published a series of books about the Plantagenets, the ruling houses that preceded the Tudors, and the Wars of the Roses.

Philippa Gregory was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to literature and to charity in the UK and the Gambia.

Philippa Gregory has said that her "commitment to historical accuracy" is a hallmark of her writing.

Gardens for The Gambia was established in 1993 when Philippa Gregory was in The Gambia, researching for her book A Respectable Trade.

Philippa Gregory is a patron of The UK Chagos Support Association, which supports the Chagos islanders in their legal disputes with the British government.

Philippa Gregory wrote her first novel Wideacre while completing her doctorate and lived during that time in a cottage on the Pennine Way with her first husband Peter Chislett, editor of the Hartlepool Mail, and their baby daughter.

Philippa Gregory has suggested a "reading order" for the series, based on the real-world chronology of historical figures and events.