Best Philippa Gregory Books

The best books by Philippa Gregory — 6 titles spanning Historical Fiction, averaging 4.04 BLT stars.

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Philippa Gregory put women's voices at the center of Tudor and Plantagenet history long before it was fashionable to do so. The Other Boleyn Girl remains her landmark achievement — a razor-sharp dual portrait of the Boleyn sisters that strips away the mythology and exposes the brutal transactional world of the Tudor court. Her prose is immediate and sensory, grounding dynastic intrigue in the physical realities of food, fabric, and survival. The Fairmile series, beginning with Tidelands, shows her range: quieter, more intimate, following ordinary women navigating the English Civil War rather than queens navigating palaces. Gregory's strength is psychological acuity — she understands how intelligent women operated within systems designed to erase them. Readers who want historical fiction that feels lived-in rather than costumed will find her essential.

Philippa Gregory's highest-rated book in our collection is The Other Boleyn Girl (4.52 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 9

    by Philippa Gregory

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (515.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (515.4K)
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    Dawnlands

    The Fairmile • Book 3

    by Philippa Gregory

    ★ 4.11 BLT Score (9.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (9.0K)
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    Dark Tides

    The Fairmile • Book 2

    by Philippa Gregory

    ★ 4.08 BLT Score (17.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (17.3K)
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    Tidelands

    The Fairmile • Book 1

    by Philippa Gregory

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (33.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (33.1K)
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    Boleyn Traitor

    The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 11

    by Philippa Gregory

    ★ 3.91 BLT Score (10.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (10.1K)
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    Boleyn Traitor: The new thrilling historical Sunday Times bestseller, from the internationally acclaimed author of THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL cover
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