Favorite Historical Novels

200.
Above All Things
Above All Things 3.69 avg rating — 3,905 ratings
202.
Calico Captive
Calico Captive 3.99 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
202.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating — 99,473 ratings
204.
Heaven and Hell (North and South, #3)
Heaven and Hell (North and South, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 12,047 ratings
204.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,811 ratings
206.
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
by: Anne Rice
3.88 avg rating — 21,458 ratings
206.
Wolf by the Ears
Wolf by the Ears 3.83 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
206.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,364 ratings
209.
The Primrose Way
The Primrose Way 4.04 avg rating — 295 ratings
209.
Falling Angels
Falling Angels 3.63 avg rating — 26,802 ratings
211.
The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress 3.94 avg rating — 2,702 ratings
211.
Endurance
Endurance 3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings
213.
A Good American
A Good American 3.73 avg rating — 7,938 ratings
213.
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
by: Kim Izzo
3.89 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
215.
The Last Days of Dogtown
The Last Days of Dogtown 3.46 avg rating — 12,376 ratings
215.
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna 4.28 avg rating — 8,749 ratings
217.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
218.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating — 44,845 ratings
219.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,172 ratings
220.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
221.
Mary, Called Magdalene
Mary, Called Magdalene 3.90 avg rating — 9,100 ratings
222.
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,947 ratings
223.
The West End Horror
The West End Horror 4.02 avg rating — 4,519 ratings
224.
The Continental Op
The Continental Op 4.14 avg rating — 6,569 ratings
225.
The Summer of the Danes (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #18)
The Summer of the Danes (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #18) 4.08 avg rating — 5,177 ratings
226.
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 6,955 ratings
227.
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3)
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3) 4.07 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
228.
The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12) 4.09 avg rating — 6,763 ratings
229.
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20)
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20) 4.32 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
230.
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14) 4.11 avg rating — 6,222 ratings
231.
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7)
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7) 4.08 avg rating — 8,294 ratings
232.
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16) 4.15 avg rating — 6,198 ratings
233.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,625 ratings
234.
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10)
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10) 4.10 avg rating — 6,536 ratings
235.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,125 ratings
236.
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11)
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,063 ratings
237.
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17)
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17) 4.13 avg rating — 6,453 ratings
238.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,396 ratings
239.
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 10,525 ratings
240.
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) 4.24 avg rating — 21,667 ratings
241.
The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) 3.77 avg rating — 14,660 ratings
242.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,538 ratings
243.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,487 ratings
244.
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess 3.86 avg rating — 5,711 ratings
245.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,448 ratings
246.
Pictures, 1918
Pictures, 1918 3.77 avg rating — 126 ratings
247.
Lyddie
Lyddie 3.62 avg rating — 7,233 ratings
248.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,849 ratings
249.
The Ninth Daughter (Abigail Adams #1)
The Ninth Daughter (Abigail Adams #1) 3.66 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
250.
A Marked Man (An Abigail Adams Mystery, #2)
A Marked Man (An Abigail Adams Mystery, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 373 ratings
251.
Hiroshima Joe
Hiroshima Joe 4.14 avg rating — 173 ratings
252.
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1)
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,687 ratings
253.
Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,326 ratings
254.
Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York
Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York 3.78 avg rating — 1,663 ratings
255.
All Souls' Rising
All Souls' Rising 3.99 avg rating — 1,076 ratings
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