Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs

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Désirée
Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,204 ratings
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Visitation
Visitation 3.58 avg rating — 6,231 ratings
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The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1)
The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 16,580 ratings
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The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating — 42,269 ratings
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The Forbidden Queen
The Forbidden Queen 3.84 avg rating — 2,871 ratings
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The Greenlanders
The Greenlanders 3.93 avg rating — 3,029 ratings
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Island of Ghosts
Island of Ghosts 4.19 avg rating — 924 ratings
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A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs, #8)
A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs, #8) 4.06 avg rating — 26,825 ratings
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The Portrait
The Portrait 3.47 avg rating — 1,976 ratings
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The Day the Falls Stood Still
The Day the Falls Stood Still 3.71 avg rating — 5,798 ratings
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The Last Jew
The Last Jew 4.16 avg rating — 10,401 ratings
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Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
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The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 150,504 ratings
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Sashenka (Moscow Trilogy #1)
Sashenka (Moscow Trilogy #1) 4.07 avg rating — 6,474 ratings
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Russian Winter
Russian Winter 3.75 avg rating — 10,304 ratings
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Witch Light
Witch Light 4.31 avg rating — 7,865 ratings
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A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1)
A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 10,107 ratings
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Devil's Prize
Devil's Prize 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings
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By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1)
By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 145 ratings
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The Alchemist's Daughter (Bianca Goddard Mysteries, #1)
The Alchemist's Daughter (Bianca Goddard Mysteries, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
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Action Words: Journey of a Journalist
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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A Deadly Coincidence (Lipton St Faith #1)
A Deadly Coincidence (Lipton St Faith #1) 3.98 avg rating — 356 ratings
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Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet
Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1
The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1 4.93 avg rating — 90 ratings
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The Monmouth Summer (Women of Courage, #3)
The Monmouth Summer (Women of Courage, #3) 3.30 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Paths of the Norseman (The Norseman Chronicles, #2)
Paths of the Norseman (The Norseman Chronicles, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 403 ratings
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The Iron Road
The Iron Road 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
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In the Eye of the Storm (Storm and Silence, #2)
In the Eye of the Storm (Storm and Silence, #2) 4.52 avg rating — 16,240 ratings
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Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
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The Sea Captain's Wife
The Sea Captain's Wife 3.90 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
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My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,718 ratings
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No One Is Here Except All of Us
No One Is Here Except All of Us 3.38 avg rating — 2,666 ratings
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A Place of Birds
A Place of Birds 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Robber Knight (The Robber Knight Saga #1)
The Robber Knight (The Robber Knight Saga #1) 4.37 avg rating — 1,951 ratings
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The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici 3.93 avg rating — 7,365 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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Tide of Fortune
Tide of Fortune 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2)
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,126 ratings
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The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 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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Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters 3.49 avg rating — 86 ratings
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The Last Days of Dogtown
The Last Days of Dogtown 3.46 avg rating — 12,376 ratings
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena 4.12 avg rating — 55,468 ratings
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4.03 avg rating — 147,997 ratings
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The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat 4.34 avg rating — 40,760 ratings
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,019 ratings
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The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating — 45,005 ratings
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The Summer Before the War
The Summer Before the War 3.79 avg rating — 44,138 ratings
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The Chain Garden
The Chain Garden 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire (The Otto Prohaska Novels)
Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire (The Otto Prohaska Novels) 4.30 avg rating — 834 ratings
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Shadows and Strongholds (FitzWarin #1)
Shadows and Strongholds (FitzWarin #1) 4.20 avg rating — 3,333 ratings
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Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #7)
Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 6,304 ratings
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Eye of the Wind
Eye of the Wind 3.97 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 29,338 ratings
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Morning Glory
Morning Glory 4.27 avg rating — 16,331 ratings
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The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page 4.27 avg rating — 2,162 ratings
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That Summer
That Summer 3.83 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Bonded Heart
Bonded Heart 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Daylight Gate
The Daylight Gate 3.41 avg rating — 6,682 ratings
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The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,346 ratings
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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
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 37,990 ratings
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Blonde
Blonde 3.93 avg rating — 16,752 ratings
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The Quickening Maze
The Quickening Maze 3.12 avg rating — 2,609 ratings
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U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money 4.12 avg rating — 4,966 ratings
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Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects 3.64 avg rating — 6,056 ratings
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating — 19,751 ratings
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La mano de Fátima
La mano de Fátima 3.97 avg rating — 9,909 ratings
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Voyageurs
Voyageurs 4.01 avg rating — 327 ratings
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The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,124 ratings
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The Sword of Attila: A Novel Of The Last Years Of Rome
The Sword of Attila: A Novel Of The Last Years Of Rome 3.92 avg rating — 788 ratings
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Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,889 ratings
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The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece 3.88 avg rating — 3,022 ratings
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Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) 4.42 avg rating — 24,824 ratings
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Shadow Princess (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #3)
Shadow Princess (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 3,283 ratings
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The Assassin's Mark
The Assassin's Mark 3.96 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The Empty Throne (The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories #8)
The Empty Throne (The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories #8) 4.38 avg rating — 27,248 ratings
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Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom 4.32 avg rating — 52,253 ratings
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Gods and Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire
Gods and Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire 3.82 avg rating — 836 ratings
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Dime quién soy
Dime quién soy 4.41 avg rating — 29,692 ratings
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Uprising
Uprising 4.19 avg rating — 9,666 ratings
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Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6)
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) 4.70 avg rating — 3,740 ratings
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A Mist of Prophecies (Roma Sub Rosa, #9)
A Mist of Prophecies (Roma Sub Rosa, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 2,304 ratings
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The Peacekeeper (The Peacemaker, #4)
The Peacekeeper (The Peacemaker, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 4,005 ratings
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The Tiger In The Well
The Tiger In The Well 3.93 avg rating — 13,410 ratings
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The Conquest
The Conquest 4.13 avg rating — 1,821 ratings
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A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5)
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 3,931 ratings
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The Sword (The Rise of the Aztecs, #6)
The Sword (The Rise of the Aztecs, #6) 4.60 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2)
Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 12,391 ratings
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The Triple Alliance (The Rise of the Aztecs, #7)
The Triple Alliance (The Rise of the Aztecs, #7) 4.53 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,539 ratings
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Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones
Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones 3.80 avg rating — 1,303 ratings
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The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2)
The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 11,569 ratings
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Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating — 37,110 ratings
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Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3)
Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 8,476 ratings
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A Fierce Radiance
A Fierce Radiance 3.69 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
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The Silent Boy
The Silent Boy 3.77 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
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Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 33,176 ratings
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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain 3.97 avg rating — 226 ratings
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