Non-Romantic Historical Fiction

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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 109,083 ratings
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,373 ratings
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,292 ratings
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,493 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,593 ratings
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,377 ratings
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I, Claudius
I, Claudius 4.24 avg rating — 71,595 ratings
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Conspirata (Cicero, #2)
Conspirata (Cicero, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,805 ratings
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Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2)
Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 24,749 ratings
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Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,530 ratings
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The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,483 ratings
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Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 22,122 ratings
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The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 12,285 ratings
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Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,411 ratings
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Khan: Empire of Silver (Conqueror, #4)
Khan: Empire of Silver (Conqueror, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 15,881 ratings
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The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 40,004 ratings
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The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,357 ratings
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The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,113 ratings
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The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown 3.82 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 36,854 ratings
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,948 ratings
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,836 ratings
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The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1)
The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 30,023 ratings
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When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,209 ratings
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True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
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The Last Hours (Black Death, #1)
The Last Hours (Black Death, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 8,335 ratings
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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 16,352 ratings
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As Bright as Heaven
As Bright as Heaven 4.11 avg rating — 40,091 ratings
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The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile 3.91 avg rating — 9,075 ratings
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,134 ratings
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Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,447 ratings
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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
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The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
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Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
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The Death of Kings (Emperor, #2)
The Death of Kings (Emperor, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 21,164 ratings
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The Gods of War (Emperor, #4)
The Gods of War (Emperor, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 17,078 ratings
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The Blood of Gods (Emperor, #5)
The Blood of Gods (Emperor, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 8,755 ratings
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Conqueror (Conqueror, #5)
Conqueror (Conqueror, #5) 4.46 avg rating — 13,069 ratings
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Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)
Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 9,820 ratings
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Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 44,302 ratings
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,235 ratings
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Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,307 ratings
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Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 33,166 ratings
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,965 ratings
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The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 23,475 ratings
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Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) 4.42 avg rating — 24,818 ratings
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The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) 4.38 avg rating — 27,241 ratings
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The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 29,954 ratings
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Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,068 ratings
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Dunstan
Dunstan 4.05 avg rating — 4,885 ratings
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The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating — 685 ratings
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,169 ratings
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Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,707 ratings
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Ivy
Ivy 3.36 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
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Amarna Book III: Book of Raia
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 120,993 ratings
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A Lark’s Tale (A Verity Lark Mystery #1)
A Lark’s Tale (A Verity Lark Mystery #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
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Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,758 ratings
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Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
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Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,736 ratings
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Rose Under Fire
Rose Under Fire 4.12 avg rating — 23,854 ratings
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South of Darkness
South of Darkness 3.49 avg rating — 773 ratings
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Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea 3.93 avg rating — 11,819 ratings
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City of Orphans
City of Orphans
by: Avi
3.98 avg rating — 3,591 ratings
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Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1)
Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
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The Bee and the Orange Tree
The Bee and the Orange Tree 3.17 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
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The Sea Road
The Sea Road 3.85 avg rating — 610 ratings
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A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,491 ratings
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The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
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Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe, #20)
Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe, #20) 4.34 avg rating — 10,162 ratings
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Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women 4.15 avg rating — 15,176 ratings
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Purge
Purge 3.91 avg rating — 20,150 ratings
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The Paris Bookseller
The Paris Bookseller 3.72 avg rating — 15,913 ratings
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Uprising
Uprising 4.19 avg rating — 9,664 ratings
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Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,556 ratings
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Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,149 ratings
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Roma (Roma, #1)
Roma (Roma, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,665 ratings
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Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,363 ratings
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The American Adventuress
The American Adventuress 4.08 avg rating — 2,085 ratings
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Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure 4.01 avg rating — 7,874 ratings
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The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
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The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope Mystery #8)
The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope Mystery #8) 3.97 avg rating — 8,116 ratings
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Demian: Historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair
Demian: Historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair 4.14 avg rating — 129,431 ratings
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The Curse of Ravenscourt: A Samantha Mystery
The Curse of Ravenscourt: A Samantha Mystery 4.08 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
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Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,728 ratings
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The Rufus Spy (Aelf Fen, #8)
The Rufus Spy (Aelf Fen, #8) 4.05 avg rating — 170 ratings
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Lara's Gift
Lara's Gift really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 857 ratings
88.
Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story
Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story 3.77 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 9,291 ratings
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Lady Cop Makes Trouble (Kopp Sisters, #2)
Lady Cop Makes Trouble (Kopp Sisters, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 9,737 ratings
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A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.37 avg rating — 3,817 ratings
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Murder on a Midsummer Night (Phryne Fisher, #17)
Murder on a Midsummer Night (Phryne Fisher, #17) 4.01 avg rating — 4,854 ratings
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Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 8,085 ratings
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Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating — 6,535 ratings
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The Birth House
The Birth House
by: Ami McKay
4.04 avg rating — 45,659 ratings
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The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,486 ratings
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The Field of Swords (Emperor, #3)
The Field of Swords (Emperor, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 18,343 ratings
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