philippa Gregory

[spanner7853]

Can anyone tell me what order if any the boleyn books go in? Thanks

[shaneystar2]

Read them in this order which is what I did and then you will get the whole picture
The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) about Mary and then her children appear in the ones about Elizabeth .
The Boleyn Inheritance (2006)
These two give the rise and fall of Anne and Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves .
The following hop back and forth a bit especially the Constant Princess because this is mainly about Catherine of Aragon but those Boleyns are always in the background !

The Queen's Fool (2003)
The Virgin's Lover (2004)
The Constant Princess (2005)
The Other Queen (2008)..this is about Mary Queen of Scots but they hover about as usual .
The Boleyns,Howards and Seymours pop up throughout the whole lot .

[spanner7853]

brilliant thank you. I read the other boleyn girl and currently reading the Queens Fool. I have the Boleyn Inheritance and the Virgins lover so I am a bit mixed up but never mind. There all very good.

[shaneystar2]

If you go to Wikipedia ...it gives you a potted history of most of the characters . I found it useful when she mentioned less well known people like Lettice Knollys and Kat Ashley .You can also look at the lines of the Howards ,Boleyns etc and see exactly where they fit into the skullduggery and who was related to whom .
Her books are very good . I really enjoyed them too.I usually like crime fiction but like to fall back on a bit of historical intrigue .If you like her you may also like Elizabeth Chadwick .
http://www.elizabethchadwick.com/