52 Book Club 2021: #16 Set Before The 17th Century

1.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,276,405 ratings
2.
Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating β€” 310,941 ratings
3.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 63,443 ratings
4.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,861,688 ratings
5.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 224,651 ratings
6.
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 107,584 ratings
7.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 508,943 ratings
8.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,602 ratings
9.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,861,688 ratings
10.
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 43,849 ratings
11.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating β€” 170,465 ratings
12.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,466 ratings
13.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,120 ratings
14.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,208 ratings
15.
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating β€” 128,589 ratings
16.
Beowulf: A Verse Translation
Beowulf: A Verse Translation
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating β€” 338,032 ratings
17.
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 3.80 avg rating β€” 32,533 ratings
18.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating β€” 41,007 ratings
19.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,934 ratings
20.
A Tip for the Hangman
A Tip for the Hangman 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,208 ratings
21.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 180,704 ratings
22.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating β€” 14,370 ratings
23.
The Other Queen
The Other Queen 3.70 avg rating β€” 49,045 ratings
24.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,267 ratings
25.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 47,936 ratings
26.
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5) 3.94 avg rating β€” 48,036 ratings
26.
Courting Darkness (Courting Darkness Duology, #1)
Courting Darkness (Courting Darkness Duology, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 5,744 ratings
28.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating β€” 992,109 ratings
29.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating β€” 123,988 ratings
29.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating β€” 54,680 ratings
31.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating β€” 215,360 ratings
32.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating β€” 254,892 ratings
33.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating β€” 178,317 ratings
34.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating β€” 73,857 ratings
34.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,645 ratings
36.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,741 ratings
36.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating β€” 232,010 ratings
38.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,748 ratings
39.
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating β€” 38,982 ratings
40.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 109,101 ratings
41.
The Book of Longings
The Book of Longings 4.23 avg rating β€” 137,595 ratings
42.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating β€” 99,893 ratings
42.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating β€” 52,294 ratings
44.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 43,629 ratings
45.
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora 4.08 avg rating β€” 2,382 ratings
46.
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) 4.39 avg rating β€” 128,379 ratings
46.
Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)
Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) 4.40 avg rating β€” 15,614 ratings
48.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating β€” 9,588 ratings
49.
The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
by: Avi
3.65 avg rating β€” 27,914 ratings
50.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating β€” 79,265 ratings
51.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan 3.78 avg rating β€” 9,494 ratings
52.
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 55,716 ratings
53.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating β€” 494,660 ratings
54.
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 90,911 ratings
55.
The Familiars
The Familiars 3.87 avg rating β€” 52,252 ratings
55.
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,212 ratings
57.
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1)
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 58,579 ratings
58.
Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire 3.77 avg rating β€” 744 ratings
59.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,020,156 ratings
60.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 269,003 ratings
61.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating β€” 13,883 ratings
62.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,767,705 ratings
63.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating β€” 320,740 ratings
64.
The Orestia
The Orestia
by: Aeschylus
4.02 avg rating β€” 45,633 ratings
65.
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,079 ratings
65.
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating β€” 18,739 ratings
65.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night 3.96 avg rating β€” 191,696 ratings
68.
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 79,067 ratings
69.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,983 ratings
70.
Queen By Right
Queen By Right 4.03 avg rating β€” 3,934 ratings
71.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating β€” 52,371 ratings
72.
The Lion and the Rose (The Borgias, #2)
The Lion and the Rose (The Borgias, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 3,747 ratings
73.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating β€” 84,383 ratings
74.
The Serpent and the Pearl (The Borgias, #1)
The Serpent and the Pearl (The Borgias, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 5,599 ratings
75.
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 3.81 avg rating β€” 46,387 ratings
76.
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 17,171 ratings
77.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 27,944 ratings
78.
The Inheritors
The Inheritors 3.51 avg rating β€” 5,408 ratings
79.
The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen Trilogy #1)
The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen Trilogy #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 15,502 ratings
80.
A Burnable Book (John Gower, #1)
A Burnable Book (John Gower, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 4,527 ratings
81.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating β€” 57,233 ratings
82.
The Fall of Arthur
The Fall of Arthur 3.80 avg rating β€” 7,371 ratings
83.
At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,573 ratings
84.
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence 3.84 avg rating β€” 644 ratings
85.
The Faraway Lurs
The Faraway Lurs 4.15 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
86.
MΓ©dicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois
MΓ©dicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,314 ratings
86.
The Bride (Lairds' FiancΓ©es, #1)
The Bride (Lairds' FiancΓ©es, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 69,630 ratings
88.
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1)
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,274 ratings
88.
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland 3.86 avg rating β€” 2,138 ratings
90.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,548 ratings
90.
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Map of Salt and Stars 3.92 avg rating β€” 20,149 ratings
92.
The Wolf and the Dove
The Wolf and the Dove 4.13 avg rating β€” 20,109 ratings
93.
The Second Duchess
The Second Duchess 3.91 avg rating β€” 3,279 ratings
94.
Four Sisters, All Queens
Four Sisters, All Queens 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,343 ratings
95.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating β€” 234,625 ratings
96.
The Sister Queens
The Sister Queens 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,374 ratings
97.
Mark of the Lion Trilogy
Mark of the Lion Trilogy 4.78 avg rating β€” 14,070 ratings
97.
The Guardian: A Tale of Andrew Murray
The Guardian: A Tale of Andrew Murray 4.13 avg rating β€” 464 ratings
97.
Aristotle Detective
Aristotle Detective 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,460 ratings
97.
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating β€” 4,317 ratings
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