Royal Witch: A breathtaking story of sorcery, ambition and one woman's extraordinary rise to the top

Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go?
1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for little more than to marry well.

England is in a golden age – but beneath the glittering surface, ancient rivalries fester and chaos lurks in the shadows.

And chaos, Eleanor discovers, creates opportunities. Appointed lady-in-waiting to a Countess who commands her own army, she begins to see what a woman can truly become.

She dares to dream of real power. Perhaps even, the crown itself.

But for that, she must turn to darker arts. And the higher she climbs, the darker the path becomes…

Philippa Gregory tells a breathtaking story of sorcery, ambition and one woman's extraordinary rise, perfect for fans of historical fiction based on true events.

Philippa Gregory's book 'Boleyn Traitor' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-10-13.

Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned historian and novelist. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature at the University of Edinburgh and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff, an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London and she was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to literature and to charity. Her novels have been adapted for stage and screen and in 2023 she published her groundbreaking history book, Normal Women - 900 Years of Making History, which was also released as a podcast, a teen edition and a series for young children.

Acclaim for Philippa Gregory:

'Gregory’s great skill lies in her eye for telling period detail, and in her vivid recreation of a court in which sex and politics are intertwined and deadly' The Times

'As perilous as it is thrilling’ Mail on Sunday

‘Beautifully written, meticulously researched … utterly compelling and unputdownable’ SANTA MONTEFIORE

A stunning tour de force: compelling, thrilling, mesmerising, completely engrossing’ BARBARA ERSKINE

‘A masterful examination of how power becomes tyranny … I was gripped from beginning to end’ REETA CHAKRABARTI

‘An enthralling historical thriller and a mirror on contemporary politics … rich and compelling’ C J COOKE

‘A propulsive, emotional, thrill ride through the Tudor court’ LUCY CLARKE