Philippa grew up in the heart of England, in a region affectionately referred to as the 'Black Country’, reportedly following a scathing remark from Queen Victoria in reference to the belching factories she witnessed whilst passing through!
Philippa's interest in history began in 1999 as a quest to discover a female role model, lacking in the world (she felt) at the time. She began her quest reading about Elizabeth I. To understand her world she began to travel to the places featured in her story. From here her interest grew into all periods of British history with the emphasis of her studies always on travelling to where history happened.
She decided that what she’d learned and discovered along the way should be shared with a wider audience and began British History Tours in 2012. In 2018, she led two Tudor history themed tours in association with the Tudor Society. She has written for various publications including History Extra, Tudor Life and Flybe. She is currently working on her first book, on The Magna Carta.