📖 About Cousins' War

Cousins' War is a series universe written by Philippa Gregory. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 2 series, published between 2001 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Plantagenet and Tudor Books with 16 books. It opens with The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) and currently runs to Boleyn Traitor (2025).

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🎯 Where to Start with Cousins' War

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Other Boleyn Girl (2001), book 1 of Publication Order of Plantagenet and Tudor Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with The Lady of the Rivers (2011).

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Cousins' War Books in Order

Publication Order of Plantagenet and Tudor Books
16 books
1
The Other Boleyn Girl book cover1The Other Boleyn Girl2001Buy on Amazon
The Queen's Fool book cover2The Queen's Fool2003Buy on Amazon
The Virgin's Lover book cover3The Virgin's Lover2004Buy on Amazon
The Constant Princess book cover4The Constant Princess2005Buy on Amazon
The Boleyn Inheritance book cover5The Boleyn Inheritance2006Buy on Amazon
The Other Queen book cover6The Other Queen2008Buy on Amazon
The White Queen book cover7The White Queen2009Buy on Amazon
The Red Queen book cover8The Red Queen2010Buy on Amazon
The Lady of the Rivers book cover9The Lady of the Rivers2011Buy on Amazon
The Kingmaker's Daughter book cover10The Kingmaker's Daughter2012Buy on Amazon
The White Princess book cover11The White Princess2013Buy on Amazon
The King's Curse book cover12The King's Curse2014Buy on Amazon
The Taming of the Queen book cover13The Taming of the Queen2015Buy on Amazon
Three Sisters, Three Queens book cover14Three Sisters, Three Queens2016Buy on Amazon
The Last Tudor book cover15The Last Tudor2017Buy on Amazon
Boleyn Traitor book cover16Boleyn Traitor2025Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of Plantagenet and Tudor Books
16 books
2
The Lady of the Rivers book cover1The Lady of the Rivers2011Buy on Amazon
The White Queen book cover2The White Queen2009Buy on Amazon
The Red Queen book cover3The Red Queen2010Buy on Amazon
The Kingmaker's Daughter book cover4The Kingmaker's Daughter2012Buy on Amazon
The White Princess book cover5The White Princess2013Buy on Amazon
The Constant Princess book cover6The Constant Princess2005Buy on Amazon
The King's Curse book cover7The King's Curse2014Buy on Amazon
Three Sisters, Three Queens book cover8Three Sisters, Three Queens2016Buy on Amazon
The Other Boleyn Girl book cover9The Other Boleyn Girl2001Buy on Amazon
Boleyn Traitor book cover10Boleyn Traitor2025Buy on Amazon
The Boleyn Inheritance book cover11The Boleyn Inheritance2006Buy on Amazon
The Taming of the Queen book cover12The Taming of the Queen2015Buy on Amazon
The Queen's Fool book cover13The Queen's Fool2003Buy on Amazon
The Virgin's Lover book cover14The Virgin's Lover2004Buy on Amazon
The Last Tudor book cover15The Last Tudor2017Buy on Amazon
The Other Queen book cover16The Other Queen2008Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Cousins' War books are there?
There are 16 books in the Cousins' War collection, organised into 2 series and published between 2001 and 2025.
What is the first Cousins' War book?
The first book is The Other Boleyn Girl, published in 2001.
What order should I read the Cousins' War books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Cousins' War books?
The Cousins' War books were written by Philippa Gregory.
Is the Cousins' War series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Plantagenet and Tudor Books, has 16 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Cousins' War series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2001, and the most recent in 2025.