Best Philippa Gregory Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Philippa Gregory — 6 titles spanning Historical Fiction, averaging 4.03 ABR stars.

Philippa Gregory's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is The Other Boleyn Girl, narrated by Vanessa Kirby (4.52 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Philippa Gregory

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    The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 9

    by Philippa Gregory

    Narrated by Vanessa Kirby

    4.52 ABR Score (517.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (515.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.0K)
    22h 13m listening time • Released 2019
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    Dawnlands

    The Fairmile • Book 3

    by Philippa Gregory

    Narrated by Louise Brealey

    4.11 ABR Score (9.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.55 Audible (393)
    19h 43m listening time • Released 2022

    Louise Brealey's performance transforms this intricate Jacobean thriller into something hypnotic—her ability to shift between conflicted family members caught in impossible political choices makes the 19-hour listen feel inevitable rather than epic.

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    Dark Tides

    The Fairmile • Book 2

    by Philippa Gregory

    Narrated by Louise Brealey

    4.08 ABR Score (18.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (17.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (1.2K)
    17h 22m listening time • Released 2020

    Louise Brealey's sharp, layered performance transforms Gregory's tangled mystery of secrets and inheritance into something genuinely unputdownable—she makes you distrust every character's motives at once.

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    Tidelands

    The Fairmile • Book 1

    by Philippa Gregory

    Narrated by Louise Brealey

    4.05 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (33.1K) ★ 4.46 Audible (2.1K)
    15h 29m listening time • Released 2019

    Louise Brealey's narration transforms this atmospheric 1648 marsh mystery into something genuinely haunting—she finds the quiet menace in every whispered accusation and builds Alinor's desperation into something unforgettable.

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    Boleyn Traitor

    The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 11

    by Philippa Gregory

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan

    3.91 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
    19h 29m listening time • Released 2025

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