The Very Best Historical Fiction

1.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,485 ratings
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Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,741 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 β€” 17,213 ratings
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 19,447 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,120 ratings
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Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating β€” 10,557 ratings
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I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,609 ratings
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,546 ratings
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,525 ratings
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A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.37 avg rating β€” 3,818 ratings
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The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,706 ratings
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Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating β€” 6,535 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 102,614 ratings
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The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating β€” 6,701 ratings
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Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating β€” 22,305 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating β€” 16,065 ratings
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The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating β€” 9,636 ratings
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The Falcons of Montabard
The Falcons of Montabard 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,691 ratings
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The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating β€” 44,669 ratings
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Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish 3.70 avg rating β€” 5,774 ratings
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Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating β€” 72 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 β€” 25 ratings
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The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2)
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 592 ratings
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The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 37 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 β€” 28 ratings
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating β€” 34,192 ratings
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Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1)
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,937 ratings
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Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
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Prince (John Shakespeare, #3)
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3) 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,997 ratings
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Devil Water
Devil Water 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,935 ratings
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Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating β€” 22,083 ratings
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating β€” 13,373 ratings
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Through a Glass Darkly (Tamworth Saga, #2)
Through a Glass Darkly (Tamworth Saga, #2) 3.97 avg rating β€” 11,333 ratings
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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 β€” 3,728 ratings
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East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating β€” 8,467 ratings
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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 β€” 4,780 ratings
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Jasmine Nights
Jasmine Nights 3.50 avg rating β€” 1,874 ratings
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The Romanov Bride
The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating β€” 2,509 ratings
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The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating β€” 2,560 ratings
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The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 11,312 ratings
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True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating β€” 23,802 ratings
42.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating β€” 34,677 ratings
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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,499 ratings
44.
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4)
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4) 4.14 avg rating β€” 3,814 ratings
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To Defy a King (William Marshal, #5; Bigod, #2)
To Defy a King (William Marshal, #5; Bigod, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 4,517 ratings
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Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating β€” 54,491 ratings
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The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #2)
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 6,442 ratings
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The Winter Mantle
The Winter Mantle 4.06 avg rating β€” 2,306 ratings
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In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating β€” 25,811 ratings
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Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,270 ratings
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A Handful of Earth
A Handful of Earth 3.83 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)
Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)
by: M.J. Rose
3.79 avg rating β€” 1,663 ratings
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The Blood of Titans
The Blood of Titans 4.04 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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Destiny
Destiny 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,363 ratings
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Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating β€” 127 ratings
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Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,435 ratings
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Incurable
Incurable 4.21 avg rating β€” 29 ratings
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Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
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The Baljuna Covenant
The Baljuna Covenant 4.17 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
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Lady Macbeth's Daughter
Lady Macbeth's Daughter 3.69 avg rating β€” 1,481 ratings
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Feather of Hawk - Rebellion: Epic historical fiction based on a true story.
Feather of Hawk - Rebellion: Epic historical fiction based on a true story. 3.85 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
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The Leper Messiah
The Leper Messiah
by: R.M. L.
4.62 avg rating β€” 50 ratings
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The War in Our Hearts
The War in Our Hearts 4.17 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
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In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow
In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow 4.27 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
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Rhapsody
Rhapsody 3.72 avg rating β€” 750 ratings
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All the Gold in Abbotsford (Days of Ore, #1)
All the Gold in Abbotsford (Days of Ore, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
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The Unsealing: Love, Lust, and Murder in the Gilded Age
The Unsealing: Love, Lust, and Murder in the Gilded Age 3.91 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
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Battle Song (de Norton trilogy, #1)
Battle Song (de Norton trilogy, #1) 4.38 avg rating β€” 240 ratings
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An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,661 ratings
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Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 269,025 ratings
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The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6)
The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6) 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,480 ratings
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December Road
December Road 4.43 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
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Conqueror Series Collection: Wolf of the Plains, Lords of the Bow, Bones of the Hills
Conqueror Series Collection: Wolf of the Plains, Lords of the Bow, Bones of the Hills 4.60 avg rating β€” 1,177 ratings
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The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating β€” 685 ratings
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Dread Tribunal of Last Resort (Five Star Western Series)
Dread Tribunal of Last Resort (Five Star Western Series) 4.33 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
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Into the Unbounded Night
Into the Unbounded Night 4.03 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
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Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea 3.93 avg rating β€” 11,824 ratings
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Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,849 ratings
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The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3)
The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3) 4.43 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1)
Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 58,396 ratings
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Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
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Musashi
Musashi 4.47 avg rating β€” 22,914 ratings
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Wishing Caswell Dead (Sangamon Novel #1)
Wishing Caswell Dead (Sangamon Novel #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
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By Fire, By Water
By Fire, By Water 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,198 ratings
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The Queen's Confession
The Queen's Confession 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,071 ratings
79.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,820 ratings
88.
The Wars
The Wars 3.85 avg rating β€” 9,782 ratings
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The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating β€” 408 ratings
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June’s Stolen Rose (Seasons of Love and War Book 4)
June’s Stolen Rose (Seasons of Love and War Book 4) 4.75 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 5,320 ratings
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The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating β€” 28,383 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating β€” 121,018 ratings
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Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 10,014 ratings
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The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 27,580 ratings
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At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,573 ratings
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April's Secret Storm
April's Secret Storm 4.59 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating β€” 4,317 ratings
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The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 624,020 ratings
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Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4)
Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4) 4.05 avg rating β€” 3,294 ratings
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