72.1 Philippa Gregory Interview

72.1 Philippa Gregory Interview

Philippa has written novels set in several different historical periods, especially the Tudor period. We discussed the period around the Glorious Revolution 1688 when the Prince of Orange invaded England from Holland and replaced James II as king, and the Battle of Sedgemoor 1685 three years before.


Some of Philippa's novels have won awards and have been adapted into television dramas. The most successful of her novels has been The Other Boleyn Girl, published in 2001. Philippa has also published a series of books about the Plantagenets, the ruling houses that preceded the Tudors, and the Wars of the Roses.

Her new book is called Dawnlands, the third in a series named Fairmile.

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41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

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40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

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40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

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40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

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40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

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40.1 Italy in 1400's

40.1 Italy in 1400's

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39.3 Battle of Nancy 1477, Fall of Burgundy

39.3 Battle of Nancy 1477, Fall of Burgundy

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39.2 Burgundy in the 1470's

39.2 Burgundy in the 1470's

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