Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland

1.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,898 ratings
2.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,357 ratings
3.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,916 ratings
4.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,200 ratings
5.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,200 ratings
6.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,488 ratings
7.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,959 ratings
8.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,890 ratings
9.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,735 ratings
10.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,482 ratings
11.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 322,998 ratings
12.
Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Voyager (Outlander, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 325,449 ratings
13.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 109,076 ratings
14.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,867 ratings
15.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,724 ratings
16.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,692 ratings
17.
London
London 4.09 avg rating — 33,573 ratings
18.
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 223,033 ratings
19.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,856 ratings
20.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,121 ratings
21.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings
22.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,723 ratings
23.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,927 ratings
24.
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,109 ratings
25.
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1)
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 68,871 ratings
26.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 991,962 ratings
27.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) 4.44 avg rating — 188,398 ratings
28.
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,555 ratings
29.
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
30.
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 9,706 ratings
31.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 343,968 ratings
32.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,590 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
34.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,139 ratings
35.
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1)
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 40,088 ratings
36.
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
37.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,671 ratings
38.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,910 ratings
39.
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) 4.44 avg rating — 162,701 ratings
40.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,190 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 — 94,352 ratings
42.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,807 ratings
43.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,431 ratings
44.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,114 ratings
45.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,355 ratings
46.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,214 ratings
47.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,928 ratings
48.
The Red Queen
The Red Queen 3.82 avg rating — 76,900 ratings
49.
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
50.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating — 44,666 ratings
51.
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)
The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 17,538 ratings
52.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,969 ratings
53.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,628 ratings
54.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,008 ratings
55.
Trinity
Trinity
by: Leon Uris
4.29 avg rating — 25,077 ratings
56.
The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton 3.95 avg rating — 123,461 ratings
57.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,570 ratings
58.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,089 ratings
59.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,057 ratings
60.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,061 ratings
61.
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,803 ratings
62.
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
63.
Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,320 ratings
64.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,860 ratings
65.
The Thornless Rose (Elizabethan Time Travel #1)
The Thornless Rose (Elizabethan Time Travel #1) 4.03 avg rating — 812 ratings
66.
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2)
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 24,605 ratings
67.
The Soldier's Wife
The Soldier's Wife 3.90 avg rating — 15,208 ratings
68.
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 26,662 ratings
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The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 27,943 ratings
70.
To Serve Them All My Days
To Serve Them All My Days 4.33 avg rating — 3,118 ratings
71.
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
72.
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 — 90,895 ratings
73.
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,746 ratings
74.
A Second Chance (Bradford, #1)
A Second Chance (Bradford, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 74 ratings
75.
A Rose for Lancaster
A Rose for Lancaster 4.27 avg rating — 124 ratings
76.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,961 ratings
77.
A Queen's Spy (The Tudor Mystery Trials #1)
A Queen's Spy (The Tudor Mystery Trials #1) 4.02 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
78.
Wait for Me
Wait for Me 4.08 avg rating — 3,500 ratings
79.
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2)
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 13,656 ratings
80.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,755 ratings
81.
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 44,300 ratings
82.
The Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey, #3)
The Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 35,189 ratings
83.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,696 ratings
84.
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
85.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,543 ratings
86.
Ireland
Ireland 4.05 avg rating — 11,934 ratings
87.
Under the Emerald Sky: Gripping historical fiction in 19th century Ireland (The Irish Fortune Series #1)
Under the Emerald Sky: Gripping historical fiction in 19th century Ireland (The Irish Fortune Series #1) 4.31 avg rating — 458 ratings
88.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
89.
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,530 ratings
90.
Mariana
Mariana 4.08 avg rating — 26,046 ratings
91.
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3)
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 6,442 ratings
92.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating — 26,659 ratings
93.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
94.
Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
95.
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 30,168 ratings
96.
Exit Unicorns
Exit Unicorns really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
97.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating — 14,182 ratings
98.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,712 ratings
99.
Taking Chances (Bradford, #2)
Taking Chances (Bradford, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 56 ratings
100.
Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4)
Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 10,218 ratings
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