Best Historical Fiction Featuring Real People

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Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3)
Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 4,375 ratings
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Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 8,086 ratings
203.
The Sultan's Harem
The Sultan's Harem 4.03 avg rating — 6,599 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 Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
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Eating Pavlova
Eating Pavlova 3.33 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,414 ratings
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The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4)
The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,511 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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Seraglio
Seraglio 3.58 avg rating — 377 ratings
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Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8)
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
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The Summer Day is Done
The Summer Day is Done 3.96 avg rating — 170 ratings
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The Book of Salt
The Book of Salt 3.53 avg rating — 6,488 ratings
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Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)
Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 9,822 ratings
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The Judgment of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #10)
The Judgment of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #10) 4.04 avg rating — 2,636 ratings
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Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,493 ratings
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The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker 3.66 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,317 ratings
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The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6)
The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 3,636 ratings
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Masters of Illusions: A Novel of the Connecticut Circus Fire
Masters of Illusions: A Novel of the Connecticut Circus Fire 3.53 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,006 ratings
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Rubicon (Roma Sub Rosa, #7)
Rubicon (Roma Sub Rosa, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 2,790 ratings
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Burning Bright
Burning Bright 3.41 avg rating — 15,419 ratings
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The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
The Final Confession of Mabel Stark 3.93 avg rating — 1,930 ratings
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The Triumph of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #12)
The Triumph of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #12) 3.93 avg rating — 2,150 ratings
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc 4.11 avg rating — 7,349 ratings
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The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
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The Master
The Master 3.84 avg rating — 11,587 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 Mistress of Nothing
The Mistress of Nothing 3.61 avg rating — 4,201 ratings
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I Married a Communist (The American Trilogy, #2)
I Married a Communist (The American Trilogy, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 10,048 ratings
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A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11)
A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11) 3.98 avg rating — 2,159 ratings
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Above All Things
Above All Things 3.69 avg rating — 3,905 ratings
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Becoming Madame Mao
Becoming Madame Mao 3.56 avg rating — 5,164 ratings
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Secret Daughter of the Tsar
Secret Daughter of the Tsar 3.62 avg rating — 2,062 ratings
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The Quickening Maze
The Quickening Maze 3.12 avg rating — 2,609 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
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Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,026 ratings
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The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense
The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense 3.06 avg rating — 482 ratings
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The Ripper's Wife
The Ripper's Wife 3.29 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Seasons Of War
Seasons Of War 4.43 avg rating — 30 ratings
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I, Ripper
I, Ripper 3.33 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
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Bell of the Desert: A Novel
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
by: Alan Gold
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
244.
The Lady of Misrule
The Lady of Misrule 3.17 avg rating — 646 ratings
245.
Endurance
Endurance 3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Three Maids for a Crown
Three Maids for a Crown 3.98 avg rating — 2,851 ratings
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Flight of Dreams
Flight of Dreams 3.84 avg rating — 9,340 ratings
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The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic 4.15 avg rating — 4,016 ratings
249.
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
by: Kim Izzo
3.89 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
250.
The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) 3.86 avg rating — 25,036 ratings
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The It Girls
The It Girls 3.01 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
252.
The Royal Nanny
The Royal Nanny 3.93 avg rating — 6,328 ratings
253.
I Was Anastasia
I Was Anastasia 3.71 avg rating — 33,642 ratings
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The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna 4.28 avg rating — 8,749 ratings
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On the Edge of Daylight
On the Edge of Daylight 4.23 avg rating — 343 ratings
256.
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers 3.70 avg rating — 663 ratings
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The Crime Writer
The Crime Writer 3.43 avg rating — 802 ratings
258.
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 — 13,480 ratings
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The Kennedy Debutante
The Kennedy Debutante 3.88 avg rating — 7,266 ratings
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The Summer Queen
The Summer Queen 3.92 avg rating — 111 ratings
261.
Sisi: Empress on Her Own
Sisi: Empress on Her Own 3.99 avg rating — 11,381 ratings
262.
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel 4.02 avg rating — 5,994 ratings
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Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine 3.84 avg rating — 32,321 ratings
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The Taster
The Taster 4.01 avg rating — 17,895 ratings
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The Witches of St. Petersburg
The Witches of St. Petersburg 3.32 avg rating — 4,168 ratings
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The Woman Before Wallis
The Woman Before Wallis 3.88 avg rating — 8,315 ratings
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A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
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The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2)
The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,532 ratings
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The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by: Shana Abe
3.97 avg rating — 69,250 ratings
270.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,769 ratings
271.
The Last Debutantes
The Last Debutantes 3.66 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
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The Last Grand Duchess
The Last Grand Duchess 3.74 avg rating — 3,166 ratings
273.
An Indiscreet Princess
An Indiscreet Princess 3.67 avg rating — 926 ratings
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The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies 4.06 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
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The Mitford Affair
The Mitford Affair 3.71 avg rating — 17,465 ratings
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The Good Servant
The Good Servant 4.27 avg rating — 1,657 ratings
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The Witches of Vardø
The Witches of Vardø 3.90 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
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Sisters of Fortune
Sisters of Fortune 4.18 avg rating — 9,665 ratings
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Diva
Diva 3.87 avg rating — 6,663 ratings
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The Romanov Brides
The Romanov Brides 3.84 avg rating — 829 ratings
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