Biographic Fiction

1.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,657 ratings
2.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,596 ratings
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,924 ratings
4.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,500 ratings
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The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,483 ratings
6.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,672 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,354 ratings
8.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,402 ratings
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating — 93,727 ratings
10.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
11.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,941 ratings
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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
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The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating — 28,380 ratings
14.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,595 ratings
15.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
16.
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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When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,209 ratings
18.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,888 ratings
19.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,736 ratings
20.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,477 ratings
21.
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
Becoming Mrs. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 48,052 ratings
22.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,543 ratings
23.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
24.
The Red Queen
The Red Queen 3.82 avg rating — 76,900 ratings
25.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,768 ratings
26.
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 3.92 avg rating — 15,671 ratings
27.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,976 ratings
28.
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 9,706 ratings
29.
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1)
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 207 ratings
30.
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 16,352 ratings
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The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,694 ratings
32.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,023 ratings
33.
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 9,291 ratings
34.
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 — 8,085 ratings
35.
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2)
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 42 ratings
36.
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,731 ratings
37.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
38.
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) 3.93 avg rating — 166,042 ratings
39.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,448 ratings
40.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
40.
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II 3.77 avg rating — 3,728 ratings
42.
Julian
Julian 4.22 avg rating — 7,986 ratings
42.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,249 ratings
44.
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England 3.81 avg rating — 4,779 ratings
45.
A Place of Greater Safety
A Place of Greater Safety really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,444 ratings
46.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating — 58,100 ratings
47.
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
48.
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
49.
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,556 ratings
50.
Frida
Frida 3.82 avg rating — 4,302 ratings
51.
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
51.
The Aviator's Wife
The Aviator's Wife 3.91 avg rating — 75,927 ratings
53.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,175 ratings
54.
The Last Queen
The Last Queen 4.06 avg rating — 11,717 ratings
55.
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Portrait of an Unknown Woman 3.67 avg rating — 4,518 ratings
55.
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 90,897 ratings
57.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
58.
Arundel
Arundel 4.22 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
59.
The Passion of Artemisia
The Passion of Artemisia 3.91 avg rating — 19,782 ratings
60.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love 3.75 avg rating — 30,045 ratings
61.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
62.
The Greek Treasure
The Greek Treasure 3.90 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
63.
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4)
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,500 ratings
64.
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
65.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,078 ratings
66.
Peter: The Untold True Story
Peter: The Untold True Story 3.77 avg rating — 387 ratings
67.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,159 ratings
68.
The Bruce Trilogy: The Steps to the Empty Throne / The Path of the Hero King / The Price of the King's Peace (Robert the Bruce, #1-3)
The Bruce Trilogy: The Steps to the Empty Throne / The Path of the Hero King / The Price of the King's Peace (Robert the Bruce, #1-3) 4.34 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
69.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 10,894 ratings
70.
To Defy a King (William Marshal, #5; Bigod, #2)
To Defy a King (William Marshal, #5; Bigod, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 4,514 ratings
71.
The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5)
The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
72.
King Hereafter
King Hereafter 4.25 avg rating — 2,237 ratings
73.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,543 ratings
74.
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou 3.91 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
74.
The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
76.
Those Who Love
Those Who Love 4.11 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
77.
Doc
Doc really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,358 ratings
78.
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #2)
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 6,442 ratings
79.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
80.
The OSSI Model - The Gannon Transcripts
The OSSI Model - The Gannon Transcripts 4.53 avg rating — 34 ratings
81.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,692 ratings
82.
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4)
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 3,813 ratings
83.
The Glass-Blowers
The Glass-Blowers 3.71 avg rating — 3,045 ratings
84.
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) 4.36 avg rating — 156,355 ratings
85.
Slammerkin
Slammerkin 3.75 avg rating — 17,131 ratings
86.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,040 ratings
87.
Stealing Athena
Stealing Athena 3.56 avg rating — 1,450 ratings
88.
Legacy
Legacy
by: Susan Kay
4.15 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
89.
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating — 30,947 ratings
90.
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici 3.93 avg rating — 7,364 ratings
91.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,148 ratings
92.
The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
93.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
94.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
95.
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 48,028 ratings
96.
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine 3.79 avg rating — 10,081 ratings
97.
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1)
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,589 ratings
98.
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11)
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11) 3.88 avg rating — 3,261 ratings
99.
The Sealed Letter
The Sealed Letter 3.36 avg rating — 6,777 ratings
100.
The Heart of the Lion (Plantagenet Saga, #3)
The Heart of the Lion (Plantagenet Saga, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 974 ratings
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