The moment that changed me for ever was when I had my first seminar with my history professor at the University of Sussex. I realised that history would answer all the questions I had spent my life asking. It was an extraordinary moment. Philippa Gregory answerchangeextraordinary share on social
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian. Philippa Gregory grittyhistoriannovelist Change image and share on social
I would be very, very uncomfortable at teaching, at dreaming to teach, people things. Philippa Gregory dreampeopleteach Change image and share on social
I like writing historical fiction. Philippa Gregory fictionhistoricalwrite Change image and share on social
I love reading and I love thinking - the reason that I love my books so much is that in order to write them I have to read and to think for years at a time about the same period of time. Philippa Gregory bookloveorder Change image and share on social
The house I grew up in was a tall Victorian town house in Bristol. There were very big rooms, which were under-furnished and always cold. Philippa Gregory bigbristolcold Change image and share on social
I don't shop as much as a lot of people but I do like designer clothes. Philippa Gregory clothedesignerlot Change image and share on social
I don't much like Singapore. It's very big, very modern and very urbanised. As a rule, I prefer older places where you get a sense of the history. Philippa Gregory bighistorymodern Change image and share on social
When I was a child I wanted to be a vet. I'd come home with "lost" kittens and dogs. My mother would tell me to put them back. Philippa Gregory backchilddog Change image and share on social
I like to do the research of history and the creativity of writing fiction. I am creating this thing which I think is twice as difficult as writing either history or fiction. Philippa Gregory createcreativitydifficult Change image and share on social
