Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction

1.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,245 ratings
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,402 ratings
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,500 ratings
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The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,483 ratings
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 109,087 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,119 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 102,595 ratings
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The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating β€” 99,470 ratings
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating β€” 768,657 ratings
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Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,736 ratings
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 60,124 ratings
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Cathedral of the Sea
Cathedral of the Sea 4.17 avg rating β€” 61,944 ratings
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Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating β€” 73,849 ratings
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 508,924 ratings
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One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 17,571 ratings
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,983 ratings
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Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating β€” 31,307 ratings
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 22,378 ratings
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating β€” 93,727 ratings
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An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,659 ratings
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The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 7,982 ratings
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Tyrker's Tale
Tyrker's Tale 4.18 avg rating β€” 50 ratings
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The Physician
The Physician 4.41 avg rating β€” 58,576 ratings
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Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating β€” 16,322 ratings
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The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,706 ratings
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 268,976 ratings
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A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1)
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 4,589 ratings
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In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating β€” 25,809 ratings
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Blood & Beauty (The Borgias #1)
Blood & Beauty (The Borgias #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 11,524 ratings
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Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 31,749 ratings
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Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2)
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2) 4.43 avg rating β€” 42 ratings
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The Summer Queen  (Eleanor of Aquitane, #1)
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitane, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 11,310 ratings
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The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating β€” 31,706 ratings
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St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) 4.11 avg rating β€” 11,410 ratings
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Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) 4.08 avg rating β€” 12,948 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 116,431 ratings
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Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4) 4.37 avg rating β€” 26,665 ratings
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Falls the Shadow  (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating β€” 10,556 ratings
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Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating β€” 32,090 ratings
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The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3)
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3) 4.33 avg rating β€” 6,442 ratings
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Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating β€” 22,226 ratings
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Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating β€” 171,865 ratings
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NiccolΓ² Rising (The House of NiccolΓ², #1)
NiccolΓ² Rising (The House of NiccolΓ², #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 4,602 ratings
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King Hereafter
King Hereafter 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,237 ratings
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The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 78,686 ratings
62.
Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating β€” 6,535 ratings
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I Am the Chosen King (Saxon #1)
I Am the Chosen King (Saxon #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,330 ratings
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Q
Q 4.22 avg rating β€” 9,294 ratings
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating β€” 10,731 ratings
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,616 ratings
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My Enemy the Queen
My Enemy the Queen 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,093 ratings
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Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 12,542 ratings
71.
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13) 4.17 avg rating β€” 7,128 ratings
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The Passion of Artemisia
The Passion of Artemisia 3.91 avg rating β€” 19,782 ratings
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We Speak No Treason
We Speak No Treason 4.09 avg rating β€” 273 ratings
77.
Het woud der verwachting
Het woud der verwachting 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,595 ratings
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Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating β€” 13,878 ratings
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The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating β€” 99,470 ratings
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The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3)
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 10,161 ratings
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The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5)
The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5) 4.18 avg rating β€” 7,846 ratings
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The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3) 3.82 avg rating β€” 76,900 ratings
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The Owl Killers
The Owl Killers 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,342 ratings
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The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 180,694 ratings
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The King's Agent
The King's Agent 3.99 avg rating β€” 16,831 ratings
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The Borgia Confessions
The Borgia Confessions 3.82 avg rating β€” 914 ratings
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The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia
The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,362 ratings
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Sisters of Treason
Sisters of Treason 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,753 ratings
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Lucretia
Lucretia 3.93 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
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Apricots and Wolfsbane
Apricots and Wolfsbane 4.35 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
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Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) 4.07 avg rating β€” 6,955 ratings
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The Reckoning  (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating β€” 9,636 ratings
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A Burnable Book (John Gower, #1)
A Burnable Book (John Gower, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 4,527 ratings