Let's make this birthday one to remember.

71 years old (Born on January 09, 1954)

Happy Birthday, Philippa Gregory! You've skillfully guided us through the fascinating intrigue of royal courts, jealous siblings, and forbidden romances—proving history is much more amusing when you add a pinch of scandal. Your spectacular tale 'The Other Boleyn Girl' not only snagged the Romantic Novel award in 2002 but made corsets fashionable again on screen in 2008.

Here's hoping your celebration today is fittingly extravagant: royalty-style decadence without any dramatic beheadings. Keep charming readers with gripping stories that let us indulge our secret wish to travel back—and gossip wildly about historical figures. Cheers to another year packed full of plot twists!