Best Historical Fiction

101.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,345 ratings
102.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,357 ratings
103.
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers 4.26 avg rating — 28,697 ratings
104.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 161,990 ratings
105.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,624 ratings
106.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,332 ratings
107.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,609 ratings
108.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating — 160,764 ratings
109.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,438 ratings
110.
Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 61,946 ratings
111.
Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love 4.51 avg rating — 359,712 ratings
112.
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) 3.93 avg rating — 166,040 ratings
113.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 94,549 ratings
114.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,960 ratings
115.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,741 ratings
116.
Trinity
Trinity
by: Leon Uris
4.29 avg rating — 25,078 ratings
117.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
118.
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 96,151 ratings
119.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,006 ratings
120.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,066 ratings
121.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating — 26,869 ratings
122.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,842 ratings
123.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,935 ratings
124.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,447 ratings
125.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings
126.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,693 ratings
127.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,218 ratings
128.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,593 ratings
129.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
130.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,982 ratings
131.
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1)
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 58,575 ratings
132.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,672 ratings
133.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,043 ratings
134.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,118 ratings
135.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,429 ratings
136.
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 76,468 ratings
137.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 4.36 avg rating — 80,356 ratings
138.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,692 ratings
139.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,671 ratings
140.
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,556 ratings
141.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,912 ratings
142.
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 36,854 ratings
143.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating — 13,876 ratings
144.
The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne, #4)
The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 66,592 ratings
145.
The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,343 ratings
146.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating — 26,659 ratings
147.
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1)
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 40,088 ratings
148.
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1)
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 42,996 ratings
149.
China Blues
China Blues 4.14 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
150.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers 4.20 avg rating — 118,228 ratings
151.
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles 4.09 avg rating — 14,861 ratings
152.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,750 ratings
153.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,304 ratings
154.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal 4.23 avg rating — 179,752 ratings
155.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
156.
Winter Garden
Winter Garden 4.28 avg rating — 385,460 ratings
157.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,483 ratings
158.
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,968 ratings
159.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 10,894 ratings
160.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,534 ratings
161.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating — 90,237 ratings
162.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,498 ratings
163.
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
by: K. Ritz
4.30 avg rating — 28,037 ratings
164.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating — 79,265 ratings
165.
Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,307 ratings
166.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,951 ratings
167.
Sacajawea
Sacajawea 4.25 avg rating — 16,317 ratings
168.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,304 ratings
169.
Beneath a Marble Sky
Beneath a Marble Sky 4.02 avg rating — 15,284 ratings
170.
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1)
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 104,369 ratings
171.
The Girl from the Train
The Girl from the Train 4.14 avg rating — 14,512 ratings
172.
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,530 ratings
173.
The Lady and the Unicorn
The Lady and the Unicorn 3.71 avg rating — 46,856 ratings
174.
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 10,100 ratings
175.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian 4.22 avg rating — 26,976 ratings
176.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating — 373,993 ratings
177.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,414 ratings
178.
Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,885 ratings
179.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
180.
Raintree County
Raintree County 3.99 avg rating — 1,094 ratings
181.
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating — 49,983 ratings
182.
The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 33,028 ratings
183.
The Traitor's Emblem
The Traitor's Emblem 3.86 avg rating — 4,131 ratings
184.
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,113 ratings
185.
The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating — 28,379 ratings
186.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,156 ratings
187.
The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and the Last Great Dance on Earth
The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and the Last Great Dance on Earth 4.47 avg rating — 3,894 ratings
188.
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1)
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 68,871 ratings
189.
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 30,168 ratings
190.
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2)
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 24,606 ratings
191.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,035 ratings
192.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,362 ratings
193.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,809 ratings
194.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 636,797 ratings
195.
The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton 3.95 avg rating — 123,463 ratings
196.
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 29,323 ratings
197.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,749 ratings
198.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,428 ratings
199.
Victor's Blessing
Victor's Blessing 4.34 avg rating — 6,300 ratings
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 528,049 ratings
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