Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs

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When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating — 29,658 ratings
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The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours 3.89 avg rating — 83,461 ratings
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Niccolò Rising (The House of Niccolò, #1)
Niccolò Rising (The House of Niccolò, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 4,602 ratings
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Los asesinos del emperador (Trajano, #1)
Los asesinos del emperador (Trajano, #1) 4.63 avg rating — 8,725 ratings
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Dominion
Dominion 3.86 avg rating — 13,811 ratings
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22 Britannia Road
22 Britannia Road 3.65 avg rating — 11,994 ratings
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HHhH
HHhH 4.07 avg rating — 27,467 ratings
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The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1)
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 9,525 ratings
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The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
210.
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 223,050 ratings
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The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway 3.85 avg rating — 38,622 ratings
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 57,770 ratings
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Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,363 ratings
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Stone's Fall
Stone's Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,676 ratings
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Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
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The Buddha in the Attic
The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating — 62,379 ratings
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Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 ratings
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Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs 3.69 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
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Black Cross
Black Cross
by: Greg Iles
4.24 avg rating — 13,423 ratings
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Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 41,394 ratings
221.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,466 ratings
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Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating — 28,186 ratings
223.
A-Ma Alchemy of Love (AoL Mindfulness, #1)
A-Ma Alchemy of Love (AoL Mindfulness, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings
224.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating — 99,474 ratings
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Nobody's Slave
Nobody's Slave 3.90 avg rating — 993 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 — 31,653 ratings
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The Last Dickens
The Last Dickens 3.57 avg rating — 7,209 ratings
228.
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,144 ratings
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The House at Tyneford
The House at Tyneford 3.79 avg rating — 20,328 ratings
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Winter Garden
Winter Garden 4.28 avg rating — 385,637 ratings
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The Firebird (Slains, #2)
The Firebird (Slains, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 30,096 ratings
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River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,966 ratings
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La traición de Roma (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #3)
La traición de Roma (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 8,958 ratings
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The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1)
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 58,579 ratings
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Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1)
Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 19,340 ratings
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A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) 4.05 avg rating — 46,248 ratings
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Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,218 ratings
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The Last Crossing
The Last Crossing 3.90 avg rating — 3,855 ratings
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) 3.70 avg rating — 49,044 ratings
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Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,755 ratings
241.
When We Were Orphans
When We Were Orphans 3.54 avg rating — 45,941 ratings
242.
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 22,126 ratings
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The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3)
The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3) 3.96 avg rating — 3,592 ratings
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The Birthday Boys
The Birthday Boys 3.91 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
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Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 114,825 ratings
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The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 9,609 ratings
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A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2)
A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 59,184 ratings
248.
Lady's Maid
Lady's Maid 3.86 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
249.
The Wonder
The Wonder 3.64 avg rating — 90,166 ratings
250.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,404 ratings
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The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating — 280,152 ratings
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The Black Tower
The Black Tower 3.75 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
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Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 25,598 ratings
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Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1)
Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 29,403 ratings
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The Queen's Governess
The Queen's Governess 3.91 avg rating — 4,364 ratings
256.
A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement 3.90 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
257.
The Illuminator (Illuminator, #1)
The Illuminator (Illuminator, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
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The Linnet Bird
The Linnet Bird 4.15 avg rating — 3,267 ratings
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The Last Boleyn
The Last Boleyn 4.06 avg rating — 10,793 ratings
260.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating — 28,994 ratings
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,415 ratings
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Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating — 18,624 ratings
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Augustus
Augustus 3.93 avg rating — 573 ratings
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The March
The March 3.78 avg rating — 13,886 ratings
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 27,351 ratings
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Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3)
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
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Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1)
Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 17,179 ratings
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Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 39,423 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 — 78,687 ratings
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The Flight of Gemma Hardy
The Flight of Gemma Hardy 3.62 avg rating — 16,072 ratings
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The Oracle Glass
The Oracle Glass 3.89 avg rating — 4,338 ratings
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A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,837 ratings
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Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,723 ratings
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Anna's Book
Anna's Book 3.92 avg rating — 4,702 ratings
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Circo Máximo: La ira de Trajano (Trajano, #2)
Circo Máximo: La ira de Trajano (Trajano, #2) 4.63 avg rating — 6,403 ratings
276.
A King's Ransom
A King's Ransom 4.37 avg rating — 3,818 ratings
277.
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2) 4.03 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
277.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
279.
Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1)
Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
280.
The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating — 24,634 ratings
280.
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner 3.62 avg rating — 15,691 ratings
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Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,572 ratings
283.
Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,455 ratings
283.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 138,225 ratings
285.
A Dead Man in Deptford
A Dead Man in Deptford 3.81 avg rating — 1,511 ratings
285.
Memorias de Adriano
Memorias de Adriano 4.22 avg rating — 34,182 ratings
285.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
288.
A Soldier of the Great War
A Soldier of the Great War 4.33 avg rating — 7,867 ratings
288.
The Romanov Bride
The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
290.
The Glass Room
The Glass Room 3.93 avg rating — 12,476 ratings
291.
Alexander: Child of a Dream (Aléxandros, #1)
Alexander: Child of a Dream (Aléxandros, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 9,308 ratings
292.
Falling Angels: A Novel
Falling Angels: A Novel 3.63 avg rating — 26,805 ratings
293.
Frog Music
Frog Music 3.20 avg rating — 26,612 ratings
294.
A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2)
A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,126 ratings
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The Virgin Blue
The Virgin Blue 3.67 avg rating — 34,048 ratings
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,264 ratings
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The Orchardist
The Orchardist 3.80 avg rating — 47,692 ratings
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Conspirata (Cicero, #2)
Conspirata (Cicero, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,809 ratings
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Legacy
Legacy
by: Susan Kay
4.15 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
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