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The Constant Princess; The Other Boleyn Girl; The Boleyn Inheritance

Gregory, Philippa
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~2,206 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive treacherous desperate

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count551,452
Page count~2,206 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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