Boleyn Traitor: A Novel

by Philippa Gregory

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Jane Boleyn knows one thing for certain: there’s nothing more dangerous — or more powerful — than being a fly on the wall. Beloved author Philippa Gregory returns to the Tudors in this gripping tale of an infamous figure.

From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, legendary historical novelist Philippa Gregory returns to the court of Henry VIII with this dazzling and provocative tour de force about the high cost of loyalty, love, and betrayal.

Sister. Liar. Spy. Traitor.

Her secrets shaped a kingdom.

Her loyalty was deadly.

Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court, where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant King’s sword.

She wears many masks – loving wife, devoted sister, and obedient spy. It’s what a woman must do to survive. 

The only weapon she has is her voice.

They say Jane’s whispers sealed the fate of two queens. They called her a liar and a traitor. 

But the truth is far more dangerous… 

Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in an explosive story of one woman’s survival in the deadly dance of the Tudor Court.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798228480582
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/14/2025
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Philippa Gregory is a historian and novelist renowned for combining rich research with powerful storytelling. Through her writing, she reveals the women history tried to forget - and whose stories are more relevant today than ever. Her novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and been adapted for stage, television and film.

 In 2023 she published her groundbreaking non-fiction history book Normal Women, which tells the story of murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, farmers and revolutionaries and seeks to return women to their rightful place in history. It has also been adapted as a podcast and teen edition.

Hometown:

Yorkshire, England

Date of Birth:

January 9, 1954

Place of Birth:

Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

Education:

B.A. in history, Sussex University, 1982; Ph.D., 18th-century popular fiction, Edinburgh, 1984

Website:

http://www.PhilippaGregory.com

Editorial Reviews

This is a book I quite genuinely couldn't put down. It was a stunning tour de force: compelling, thrilling, mesmerising, completely engrossing. I had forgotten just how good Philippa is, but this was even more special than I remembered . . . Her grasp of the period and its complex cast of characters was brilliant. — BARBARA ERSKINE, Sunday Times #1 bestselling author of The Story Spinner

From the Publisher