Talk:Philippa Gregory

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I love Pilippa Gregory's writing. With such passion and imagination she has inspired me to start writing more. I am 16 and enjoy her books a lot. Her use of though and ideas she has given her characters makes them unbelievably lifelike and I can't wait to read The Virgin's Lover. For anyone wishing to read the book I recommend it as this is fact based yet doesn't drone on like those type of books. Personal thanks to the author!! Nicole <class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.54.202.115 (talk) 09:10, October 3, 2004‎ (UTC)

"Interesting" Comment...

Heh, I found your comment amusing: Philippas books are not only completely fictional, but she uses her "creative liberty" to completely re-arrange the "facts". In The Virgin's Lover, for example, she plays upon the romance of Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I of England (which was only rumor, mind you), and portrays Elizabeth as a weak, malleable woman who is head-over-heels for Robert Dudley. Most trustworthy reports from Elizabeth's era show her as strong, determined, stubborn, and only friendly with Robert. The Virgin's Lover is also a show that her work is not based on fact, for the main plot of the story is that Elizabeth and Robert are in love (again, this is only rumor). She also has Elizabeth arrange for the murder of Marie of Guise and Amy Rosbart, which was completely unlikely (I believe most doctors then and now agree that Marie of Guise died naturally; and Amy Rosbart was probably murdered, if she was, by Robert so that he could marry Elizabeth). You'll also see that her dates are very mixed up and she often mixes fact with fiction. She defends herself, saying that she has filled in the parts we don't know about with her own ideas, but shows no basis for these ideas or plots. Another example of this is that, in The Other Boleyn Girl, the Boleyns are supposed to be the rival family of the Seymours. Not only were the Boleyns in a higher position then the Seymours, they were related to the Howards (one of the most powerful families in then-England) and, therefore, had little reason to fear outside-family rivalry. Look it up, please: Gregory's stories are either completely mixed up or just plain fiction.

K.E.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.131.161.139 (talk) 01:32, December 30, 2005‎ (UTC)

P.S.: Added her latest book, The Constant Princess. I was practically crying of frustration of all the wrong facts. I was ready to stop reading entirely when Philippa said Henry VII's wife died during giving birth to a girl. Gosh, I'm a stickler for facts.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.77.134.77 (talk) 01:17, January 4, 2006‎ (UTC)

Yes, I also like facts. But at first I didn't know that the story was so fictious! So, while I read it I thought it was great! So, the reason why I am actually here, is to say that this article is absolutely pathetic and would have done more good if it has never even been created! Sorry, Article Creator, but it seems no-one cares to contribute more information to this article. And me... I am 15 and have no idea who Philippa Gregory is, except for the fact that she wrote "The Virgin's Lover", and could not possibally contribute notable stuff here... English is not even my first language so how could I write an article on an English encyclopaedia?! Well... enough for excusing myself for not helping out here... I just hope you understood my poor English - and that someone would for heaven's sake write a decent article about this noteworthy author. Scotteh 13:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

MORE INFORMATION PLEASE

What more can I say? --Scotteh 14:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

A lot more. More information about what? Where she attended school, what years she wrote her books, that kind of "stuff"? Anyway, I added some information about her education. That'll have to satisfy, since I can't seem to find anything else about her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.79.11.47 (talk) 17:36, August 14, 2006‎ (UTC)

Needs a complete rewrite.

This is awful, it reads like a dating profile. Needs a total rewrite Junkupshowup (talk) 14:39, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreed, it seems like it was written by her press people. Where's any talk about the controversy surrounding the fact that her historical fiction is really just...fiction? And yet she passes it off as being historically accurate. This wiki page is ridiculous. I would certainly not call it "unbiased." 216.119.176.119 (talk) 14:01, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

The article read like a commercial for her books, so I removed content that contained a heavy bias towards Gregory. In particular were lines that praised her writing but did not cite any reputable sources - they were the editor's oppinion entirely. --69.128.204.110 (talk) 21:08, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Biography enlarged

I've added some details about where Philippa Gregory lives/has lived and some information about her private life. Bandalore (talk) 00:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I wanted to point out that her bio section reads at one point as if Gregory had a daughter with problems associated with incest?....Is that correct or strangly written? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.106.133.89 (talk) 01:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Explanation of inclusion under Women's History project

I've kept Gregory as part of the Women's History project, though we're trying to weed out as many BLPs as possible, because of her exceptional influence as a novelist on the popular perception of women's history of a particular period. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cynwolfe (talk • contribs) 01:53, July 15, 2011‎ (UTC)

Poor referencing

I've tagged the page as poorly referenced: while certain sections are well-sourced, others (such as Media and Charity work) have few sources, and it makes more sense to tag the whole article rather than tag-bomb the whole thing ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 19:22, 15 February 2017 (UTC)