Fiction Based on the Lives of Specific Persons

1.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,524 ratings
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating — 58,102 ratings
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The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,454 ratings
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The Leper Messiah
The Leper Messiah
by: R.M. L.
4.62 avg rating — 50 ratings
5.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,741 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,602 ratings
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The Aviator's Wife
The Aviator's Wife 3.91 avg rating — 75,930 ratings
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Girl in a Blue Dress
Girl in a Blue Dress 3.57 avg rating — 2,520 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
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Mademoiselle Chanel
Mademoiselle Chanel 4.10 avg rating — 12,469 ratings
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Mrs Queen Takes the Train
Mrs Queen Takes the Train 3.56 avg rating — 7,607 ratings
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The Christie Affair
The Christie Affair 3.71 avg rating — 95,080 ratings
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Blonde
Blonde 3.93 avg rating — 16,750 ratings
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Diva
Diva 3.87 avg rating — 6,663 ratings
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 3.91 avg rating — 3,563 ratings
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American Woman
American Woman 3.54 avg rating — 1,738 ratings
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The Women
The Women 3.56 avg rating — 11,478 ratings
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A Well-Behaved Woman
A Well-Behaved Woman 3.93 avg rating — 21,439 ratings
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The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,769 ratings
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True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,798 ratings
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The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl 4.09 avg rating — 508,939 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,010 ratings
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Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 12,544 ratings
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Euphoria
Euphoria
by: Lily King
3.86 avg rating — 97,936 ratings
25.
Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,420 ratings
25.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
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The Romanov Bride
The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
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The Pink Suit
The Pink Suit 3.42 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
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The Ripper's Wife
The Ripper's Wife 3.29 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,481 ratings
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American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress
American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress 3.66 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
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White Houses
White Houses
by: Amy Bloom
3.34 avg rating — 19,920 ratings
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The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel
The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel 3.64 avg rating — 5,643 ratings
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The Girls in the Picture
The Girls in the Picture 3.64 avg rating — 8,186 ratings
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And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 4.19 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
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The Queen's Secret
The Queen's Secret 3.45 avg rating — 8,257 ratings
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie 3.74 avg rating — 47,005 ratings
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Before the Crown
Before the Crown 3.89 avg rating — 4,580 ratings
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The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,714 ratings
40.
Miss Fuller
Miss Fuller 3.40 avg rating — 351 ratings
40.
Arundel
Arundel 4.22 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
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At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
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A Disconnected Life
A Disconnected Life 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child 3.77 avg rating — 472 ratings
40.
Loving Frank
Loving Frank 3.77 avg rating — 100,844 ratings
40.
Rodin's Lover
Rodin's Lover 3.75 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
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Woman of Clay
Woman of Clay 4.38 avg rating — 248 ratings
40.
Speak Easy
Speak Easy 3.72 avg rating — 720 ratings
40.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,259 ratings
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In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
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Naamah
Naamah 3.25 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
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Resistance Women
Resistance Women 4.07 avg rating — 19,673 ratings
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Marilyn's Last Sessions
Marilyn's Last Sessions 3.52 avg rating — 436 ratings
54.
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Under the Wide and Starry Sky 3.61 avg rating — 18,809 ratings
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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
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Woman of Mettle
Woman of Mettle 4.58 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Girl in Disguise
Girl in Disguise 3.73 avg rating — 4,923 ratings
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Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating — 30,950 ratings
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The Tea Lords
The Tea Lords 3.71 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
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Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd 3.69 avg rating — 1,427 ratings
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The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
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Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,948 ratings
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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,520 ratings
61.
Charlotte Sophie Bentinck
Charlotte Sophie Bentinck 3.76 avg rating — 58 ratings
67.
Trance
Trance 3.48 avg rating — 196 ratings
67.
Raising Holy Hell
Raising Holy Hell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 215 ratings
67.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
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The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6)
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
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The Sunne In Splendour
The Sunne In Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
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Exiles
Exiles 3.63 avg rating — 566 ratings
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The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife 3.41 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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Loving Will Shakespeare
Loving Will Shakespeare 3.49 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
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The Sea Road
The Sea Road 3.85 avg rating — 610 ratings
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Libra
Libra 4.05 avg rating — 19,593 ratings
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The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story
The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story 3.85 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4)
Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 2,705 ratings
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Miss Emily
Miss Emily 3.59 avg rating — 1,440 ratings
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The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
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Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe 3.85 avg rating — 6,033 ratings
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City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 162,005 ratings
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The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,548 ratings
85.
Homer & Langley
Homer & Langley 3.64 avg rating — 11,319 ratings
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Night Street
Night Street 3.41 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Arrangement
The Arrangement 3.12 avg rating — 984 ratings
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Trinity
Trinity 3.44 avg rating — 795 ratings
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Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5)
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5) 4.14 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
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Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,674 ratings
91.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
The Swans of Fifth Avenue 3.63 avg rating — 36,821 ratings
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Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
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Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years
Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years 3.62 avg rating — 568 ratings
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The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance
The Boleyn Inheritance 3.91 avg rating — 94,356 ratings
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Shirley
Shirley 3.42 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
98.
The Tsarina's Daughter
The Tsarina's Daughter 3.39 avg rating — 2,618 ratings
98.
Our Town
Our Town 3.12 avg rating — 208 ratings
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In the Shadow of Lady Jane
In the Shadow of Lady Jane 3.83 avg rating — 236 ratings
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