Philippa Gregory

Historical fiction writer Philippa Gregory has garnered international attention with her Tudor Period series featuring The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance.

Philippa Gregory published her first novel Wideacre in 1987. It was soon expanded into a trilogy. After Gregory released her novel The Wise Woman in 1992, it was immediately adapted for the small screen on the BBC. Gregory's greatest success came in 2001 with the launch of The Other Boleyn Girl which was ultimately turned into a film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

• 1987: Wideacre
• 1989: The Favored Child
• 1992: A Respectable Trade
• 1992: A Wise Woman
• 1999: Virgin Earth
• 2001: The Other Boleyn Girl
• 2001: Zelda's Cut
• 2002: Bread and Chocolate
• 2003: The Queen's Fool
• 2006: The Boleyn Inheritance

• Wideacre Trilogy
• The Tudor Series
• Earthly Joys
• Princess Florizella Series

• January 9, 1954: Born in Kenya

• 1956: Family moves to England

• 1982: Receives Bachelors from Sussex University

• 1994: Made a Fellow of Kingston University

• 2002: Parker Pen Novel of the Year award

• 2005: Broke two vertebrae in her back during a horse riding accident

• 2006: Primary judge for Whitbread Novel of the Year

• 1987: Wideacre

• 1989: The Favored Child

• 1990: Meridon

• 2001: The Other Boleyn Girl

• 2003: The Queen's Fool

• 2004: The Virgin's Lover

• 2005: The Constant Princess

• 2006: The Boleyn Inheritance

• 2008: The Other Queen

• The majority of links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups

• 1995: Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre TV Movie

• 1997: A Respectable Trade TV Miniseries

• 2003: The Other Boleyn Girl TV Movie

• 2008: The Other Boleyn Girl