Philippa Gregory Books in Order
Philippa Gregory has written 46 books, published between 1987 and 2026. The first book is Wideacre (1987) and the newest is Royal Witch (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 46
- Published
- 1987–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 46 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,982 in 33 of 46 books
- Reading time
- 233–350 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,982 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 46 titles with a page count on record.
Philippa Gregory is an English historical novelist, born in Kenya on 9 January 1954, publishing since 1987. The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2002 and became two films. AudioFile magazine named Gregory the queen of British historical fiction. The catalogue holds 46 books from Wideacre (1987) to Royal Witch (2026). Series include Plantagenet and Tudor, Order of Darkness, Wideacre, Fairmile, Tradescant and Princess Rules, alongside children's books and non-fiction. Queens, kings and rulers, England and sisters recur in the subjects.
Gregory trained as a historian and researches each of her books. She has won the David Emery Award for historical biography, and many of her works have been adapted for film and television.
How many Philippa Gregory books are there?
Philippa Gregory has 46 books, released between 1987 and 2026. They include 7 separate series.
Philippa Gregory Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 46 Philippa Gregory books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119876484/4
- 219896144/4
- 319905694/4
- 4Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre / Alice Hartley's HappinessPhilippa Gregory Standalone Novels #11992 · confirmed 4/41992–4/4
- 519925124/4
- 619925204/4
- 719935094/4
- 819941281/4
- 919961281/4
- 1019962884/4
- 1119962824/4
- 1219985164/4
- 1319982404/4
- 141999324/4
- 151999–4/4
- 1620002474/4
- 1720004324/4
- 1820016644/4
- 1920035044/4
- 2020044414/4
- 2120053934/4
- 2220068574/4
- 232008–4/4
- 242009–4/4
- 252010–4/4
- 2620113424/4
- 2720114434/4
- 282012–4/4
- 2920124174/4
- 3020132824/4
- 312013–4/4
- 3220143664/4
- 3320146124/4
- 3420154504/4
- 3520165564/4
- 3620175184/4
- 372018–4/4
- 382019–4/4
- 3920202564/4
- 4020204804/4
- 4120212564/4
- 422021–4/4
- 4320224804/4
- 442024–4/4
- 452025–4/4
- 462026–3/4
Philippa Gregory characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cousins’ War books in order 16 books
Philippa Gregory books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Plantagenet and Tudor in order
16 books- 1. The Other Boleyn Girl
- 2. The Queen's Fool
- 3. The Virgin's Lover
- 4. The Constant Princess
- 5. The Boleyn Inheritance
- 6. The Other Queen
- 7. The White Queen
- 8. The Red Queen
- 9. The Lady of the Rivers
- 10. The Kingmaker's Daughter
- 11. The White Princess
- 12. The King's Curse
- and 4 more in the table above
Philippa Gregory Standalone Novels
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Order Of Darkness in order
4 books- 1. Changeling
- 2. Stormbringers
- 3. Fools' Gold
- 4. Dark Tracks
Wideacre in order
3 books- 1. Wideacre
- 2. The Favored Child
- 3. Meridon
Fairmile in order
3 books- 1. Tidelands
- 2. Dark Tides
- 3. Dawnlands
Princess Rules in order
3 booksYoung Hippo Magic in order
2 booksTradescant in order
2 booksPhilippa Gregory Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Philippa Gregory Children's in order
1 bookPhilippa Gregory Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Philippa Gregory Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Philippa Gregory books run from Wideacre (1987) to Royal Witch (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Philippa Gregory in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Philippa Gregory books in order?
You only need to read Philippa Gregory books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Philippa Gregory books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Other Boleyn Girl (2001), the first Cousins’ War book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Wideacre (1987).
What is the newest Philippa Gregory book?
Royal Witch (2026) is the newest Philippa Gregory book released so far.
Is there a new Philippa Gregory book coming?
No next Philippa Gregory book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Philippa Gregory has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Philippa Gregory. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Romantic Novelists' Association Awards2002Won
Philippa Gregory at a glance
- Still publishing
- Philippa Gregory published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Philippa Gregory books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,982 pages across the 33 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 443 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Philippa Gregory books, 14 of 46, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 43 of the 46 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 44 in at least three.
What the Philippa Gregory books are about
39 of the 46 Philippa Gregory books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 20 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 20 of 39 books
- Historical fiction 16 of 39 books
- Great Britain 9 of 39 books
- Queens 7 of 39 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 39 books
- England 5 of 39 books
- Biography 4 of 39 books
- Biographical fiction 3 of 39 books
- Country homes 3 of 39 books
- Kings and rulers 3 of 39 books
- Secret societies 3 of 39 books