Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory

Gregory in 2011
Born (1954-01-09) 9 January 1954
Nairobi, Colony of Kenya (modern-day Nairobi County, Republic of Kenya)
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
University of Edinburgh
Period1987–present
GenreHistorical fiction, romance, fantasy
Notable awardsRoNA Award
Spouse
  • Peter Chislett (divorced)
  • Paul Carter (divorced)
  • Anthony Mason (divorced)
Children2
Website
www.philippagregory.com

Philippa Gregory CBE (born 9 January 1954) is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987. The best known of her works is The Other Boleyn Girl (2001), which in 2002 won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been adapted into two films.

AudioFile magazine has called Gregory "the queen of British historical fiction".