Best historical fiction novels

200.
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 — 17,210 ratings
202.
The Ugly American
The Ugly American 4.06 avg rating — 5,031 ratings
203.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
204.
Trinity
Trinity
by: Leon Uris
4.29 avg rating — 25,079 ratings
205.
A Scarlet Woman (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #1)
A Scarlet Woman (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 410 ratings
206.
The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) 3.74 avg rating — 56,846 ratings
207.
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 29,067 ratings
207.
A Suitable Wife (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #2)
A Suitable Wife (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 210 ratings
209.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,263 ratings
210.
From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1)
From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 81 ratings
211.
The Kitchen House
The Kitchen House 4.23 avg rating — 295,478 ratings
212.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
213.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,627 ratings
214.
The Orphans of Dachau
The Orphans of Dachau 4.59 avg rating — 96 ratings
215.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge 3.69 avg rating — 13,136 ratings
215.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,088 ratings
217.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,640 ratings
218.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,912 ratings
219.
Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,873 ratings
220.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,769 ratings
221.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand 3.90 avg rating — 144,380 ratings
222.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,556 ratings
223.
The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)
The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 111,948 ratings
224.
Ireland
Ireland 4.05 avg rating — 11,934 ratings
225.
The Plum Tree
The Plum Tree 4.14 avg rating — 24,329 ratings
226.
A Thread of Grace
A Thread of Grace 4.02 avg rating — 14,979 ratings
226.
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6)
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6) 3.87 avg rating — 8,511 ratings
228.
Rainwater
Rainwater 4.12 avg rating — 20,557 ratings
229.
The Lute Player
The Lute Player 3.82 avg rating — 642 ratings
230.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
231.
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1)
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 25,440 ratings
232.
Beyond the Ghetto Gates
Beyond the Ghetto Gates 4.03 avg rating — 524 ratings
233.
Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)
Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 20,432 ratings
234.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,333 ratings
234.
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.37 avg rating — 3,818 ratings
234.
A Discarded Son (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #3)
A Discarded Son (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 160 ratings
237.
Pirate Latitudes
Pirate Latitudes 3.50 avg rating — 53,431 ratings
238.
Brethren (Brethren Trilogy, #1)
Brethren (Brethren Trilogy, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,379 ratings
239.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
240.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,771,987 ratings
241.
Seres Incríveis
Seres Incríveis 3.89 avg rating — 54,480 ratings
242.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,752 ratings
243.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,693 ratings
243.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
245.
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,557 ratings
246.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,415 ratings
247.
The Luck of the Weissensteiners
The Luck of the Weissensteiners 3.84 avg rating — 977 ratings
248.
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels. #5)
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels. #5) 3.94 avg rating — 48,032 ratings
249.
Gallows Thief
Gallows Thief 3.92 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
250.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,482 ratings
250.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,890 ratings
252.
Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating — 476,946 ratings
253.
Crusade (Brethren Trilogy, #2)
Crusade (Brethren Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 2,584 ratings
253.
The Americans (Kent Family Chronicles, #8)
The Americans (Kent Family Chronicles, #8) 4.27 avg rating — 5,307 ratings
255.
The Furies (Kent Family Chronicles, #4)
The Furies (Kent Family Chronicles, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 6,363 ratings
256.
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles, #5)
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 5,681 ratings
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Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
258.
The Lawless (Kent Family Chronicles, #7)
The Lawless (Kent Family Chronicles, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 4,767 ratings
259.
The House at Old Vine (House, #2)
The House at Old Vine (House, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 954 ratings
260.
Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)
Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 18,619 ratings
261.
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
262.
The House at Sunset (House, #3)
The House at Sunset (House, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 773 ratings
263.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,169 ratings
264.
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 4.27 avg rating — 12,190 ratings
265.
The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
266.
Hornet Flight
Hornet Flight really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28,194 ratings
266.
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 21,407 ratings
268.
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 17,989 ratings
269.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,006 ratings
269.
The Breath Between Waves
The Breath Between Waves 3.71 avg rating — 255 ratings
271.
Defender of the Realm (Defender of England, #1)
Defender of the Realm (Defender of England, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 67 ratings
272.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,804 ratings
273.
Of Trust & Heart
Of Trust & Heart 3.59 avg rating — 105 ratings
274.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,224 ratings
275.
A Forlorn Hope (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #4)
A Forlorn Hope (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 167 ratings
276.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
277.
Thores-Cross
Thores-Cross 3.89 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
278.
A Minor Detail (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #7)
A Minor Detail (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 121 ratings
279.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,439 ratings
280.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,166 ratings
281.
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece 3.88 avg rating — 3,022 ratings
281.
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2)
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 5,175 ratings
283.
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,382 ratings
284.
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
285.
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 29,333 ratings
285.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,250 ratings
287.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating — 26,869 ratings
288.
Story of the Stone
Story of the Stone 3.52 avg rating — 204 ratings
288.
Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,455 ratings
290.
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 23,479 ratings
291.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,941 ratings
291.
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 38,936 ratings
293.
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
294.
A Vision of Light (Margaret of Ashbury, #1)
A Vision of Light (Margaret of Ashbury, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 3,138 ratings
294.
Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2)
Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 24,752 ratings
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The Warriors (Kent Family Chronicles, #6)
The Warriors (Kent Family Chronicles, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 7,550 ratings
297.
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Bridge Over the River Kwai 3.94 avg rating — 10,405 ratings
298.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,874 ratings
299.
Cloudsplitter
Cloudsplitter 3.93 avg rating — 5,097 ratings
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The Water Devil (Margaret of Ashbury, #3)
The Water Devil (Margaret of Ashbury, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,169 ratings
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