![]() In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Neilsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output. In keeping with the premium cable network’s straight-to-series strategy, Starz has ordered 10 episodes of a drama adapted from Philippa Gregory‘s New York. Philippa is a member of the Society of Authors and in 2016 was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers' Association. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London. Benefitting from meticulous research and a thrilling real-life narrative, Gregorys immersive Wars of the Roses novel tracks the fortunes of Edward IVs. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. Now a recognised authority on women's history, Philippa graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009. ![]() Her flair for blending history and imagination developed into a signature style and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen. The White Queen is the first in a new series by Philippa Gregory, following on from the amazing sucess of the Tudor series. ![]() ![]() She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature and it sold worldwide, heralding a new era for historical fiction. PHILIPPA GREGORY is one of the world's foremost historical novelists. ![]()
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