Best Historical Fic

1.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,317 ratings
2.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,000 ratings
3.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,082 ratings
4.
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1)
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 212 ratings
5.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,478 ratings
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,673 ratings
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Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1)
Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439 ratings
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The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3)
The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating — 94 ratings
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The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating — 3,214 ratings
10.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,699 ratings
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 109,088 ratings
12.
How Far to Bethlehem?
How Far to Bethlehem? 4.24 avg rating — 854 ratings
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11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,072 ratings
13.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,213 ratings
15.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating — 374,025 ratings
16.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,060 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
18.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,255 ratings
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My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue
My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue 4.20 avg rating — 372 ratings
20.
The King's Pleasure
The King's Pleasure 3.91 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
21.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,758 ratings
22.
The Lute Player
The Lute Player 3.82 avg rating — 642 ratings
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Charlotte
Charlotte 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Esther
Esther 3.99 avg rating — 246 ratings
25.
The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
26.
Here Was a Man
Here Was a Man 3.51 avg rating — 165 ratings
26.
Winter Harvest
Winter Harvest 3.98 avg rating — 90 ratings
28.
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,109 ratings
28.
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3)
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 22,417 ratings
28.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,747 ratings
28.
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,379 ratings
32.
The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3)
The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 253 ratings
33.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.40 avg rating — 3,833,242 ratings
33.
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,125 ratings
35.
The Forest
The Forest 4.05 avg rating — 10,191 ratings
35.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
35.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,956 ratings
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Silver Nutmeg
Silver Nutmeg 3.78 avg rating — 162 ratings
39.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings
40.
The House at Sunset (House, #3)
The House at Sunset (House, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 773 ratings
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Madselin
Madselin 3.87 avg rating — 210 ratings
42.
Scent of Cloves
Scent of Cloves 3.90 avg rating — 358 ratings
43.
Lovers All Untrue
Lovers All Untrue 3.76 avg rating — 199 ratings
44.
A Rose for Virtue
A Rose for Virtue 3.66 avg rating — 213 ratings
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The Old Priory
The Old Priory 4.16 avg rating — 333 ratings
46.
The Turn of Midnight (Black Death, #2)
The Turn of Midnight (Black Death, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
47.
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 17,539 ratings
48.
The Homecoming (Suffolk, #2)
The Homecoming (Suffolk, #2)
by: Lofts
4.12 avg rating — 278 ratings
48.
The Last Hours (Black Death, #1)
The Last Hours (Black Death, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 8,336 ratings
50.
A Wayside Tavern
A Wayside Tavern 4.23 avg rating — 364 ratings
50.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,399 ratings
52.
Pargeters
Pargeters 4.02 avg rating — 301 ratings
53.
The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
54.
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 22,227 ratings
55.
Bless This House
Bless This House 4.30 avg rating — 513 ratings
55.
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,114 ratings
57.
Nethergate
Nethergate 3.86 avg rating — 364 ratings
58.
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,533 ratings
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New York
New York 4.19 avg rating — 43,171 ratings
60.
The House at Old Vine (House, #2)
The House at Old Vine (House, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 954 ratings
61.
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York 4.01 avg rating — 36,513 ratings
61.
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 44,305 ratings
63.
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 17,539 ratings
64.
The Gabriel Hounds
The Gabriel Hounds 3.95 avg rating — 5,537 ratings
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The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)
The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 31,651 ratings
66.
Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,872 ratings
67.
Shogun
Shogun 4.41 avg rating — 206,472 ratings
68.
Thornyhold
Thornyhold 3.86 avg rating — 7,742 ratings
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The Ivy Tree
The Ivy Tree 3.98 avg rating — 7,248 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 — 76,900 ratings
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That Dark and Bloody River
That Dark and Bloody River 4.32 avg rating — 924 ratings
71.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
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The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
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The Crystal Cave/The Hollow Hills/Wildfire at Midnight
The Crystal Cave/The Hollow Hills/Wildfire at Midnight 4.43 avg rating — 202 ratings
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Jackdaws
Jackdaws 4.08 avg rating — 42,374 ratings
76.
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3)
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3) 4.41 avg rating — 4,929 ratings
76.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,599 ratings
78.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,756 ratings
78.
Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage 3.74 avg rating — 6,316 ratings
80.
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever 3.53 avg rating — 12,927 ratings
81.
Comanche Moon (Lonesome Dove, #4)
Comanche Moon (Lonesome Dove, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 19,430 ratings
82.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,930 ratings
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The Stormy Petrel
The Stormy Petrel 3.63 avg rating — 4,500 ratings
82.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler 1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler 1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,473 ratings
85.
Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,356 ratings
87.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,931 ratings
87.
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill 3.74 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
89.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,837 ratings
89.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,870 ratings
91.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,106 ratings
92.
De Roos van Dekama
De Roos van Dekama 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
92.
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 3.84 avg rating — 6,346 ratings
92.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History 3.98 avg rating — 42,018 ratings
92.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune 4.15 avg rating — 3,531 ratings
92.
Wingmen
Wingmen 4.38 avg rating — 365 ratings
97.
De lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck
De lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck 3.78 avg rating — 77 ratings
97.
Women in the Old Testament: Twenty Psychological Portraits
Women in the Old Testament: Twenty Psychological Portraits 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,873 ratings
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Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen 3.79 avg rating — 905 ratings
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