Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go?

The stunning new novel from the international bestselling author.

1420: Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for nothing more than to marry well.

It is a golden age for England, its royal family's dynasty stretching across Europe. But ancient rivalries and restless ambition mean chaos waits in the shadows.

Working in the household of a countess who commands her own army, Eleanor begins to see what a woman is capable of . . . and what men's promises are truly worth.

For the first time, she dares to dream of rising further. Perhaps further than any woman before. And for that she will need to turn to darker arts . . .

They say she summoned the devil himself.

They say she plotted to murder a king.

This is the tale of the woman they called witch. Who would have called herself queen.

Philippa Gregory tells a breathtaking story of sorcery, ambition and one woman's extraordinary rise.

Details

ISBN13: 9781460767856
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 432
Edition:
Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publication City, Country: New South Wales, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.4(L)x3.2(W)525
Weight (gm): 525

Author Biography

DR 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.

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