Royal Witch gives Eleanor Cobham the centre of Philippa Gregory’s new novel

[Philippa Gregory’s Royal Witch reaches its October 20 release](https://www.harperreach.com/products/royal-witch-philippa-gregory-9780008745035/), turning to Eleanor Cobham and the hazards of seeking power at the court of Henry V. HarperCollins lists the UK hardback at £25. Readers looking for Gregory’s next historical protagonist can now follow a woman whose ambitions reach considerably beyond a comfortable marriage.

Philippa Gregory’s Royal Witch reaches its October 20 release, turning to Eleanor Cobham and the hazards of seeking power at the court of Henry V. HarperCollins lists the UK hardback at £25. Readers looking for Gregory’s next historical protagonist can now follow a woman whose ambitions reach considerably beyond a

comfortable marriage. The novel opens in 1420, when Eleanor arrives with little status of her own. Service to a countess who commands an army broadens her sense of what a woman might achieve, while rivalries and shifting allegiances make every rise precarious. The story follows her pursuit of influence into accusations

of sorcery and treason. On her official book page, Gregory explains that Eleanor’s punishment for witchcraft stayed with her for years before she wrote the novel. That personal starting point frames the release as a return to a life often remembered through its prosecution. Image: HarperCollins / Philippa Gregory;

official UK cover.

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