Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland

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Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,307 ratings
102.
The Rebels of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #2)
The Rebels of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
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A Thing of Beauty (The Sir Henry March Mysteries #1)
A Thing of Beauty (The Sir Henry March Mysteries #1) 3.45 avg rating — 738 ratings
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Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,217 ratings
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
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Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating — 28,185 ratings
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The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,982 ratings
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Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,670 ratings
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Exit the Actress
Exit the Actress 3.82 avg rating — 1,643 ratings
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,353 ratings
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Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 12,227 ratings
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Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5)
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5) 4.14 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,982 ratings
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Death of Kings
Death of Kings 4.31 avg rating — 33,166 ratings
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,834 ratings
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Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,483 ratings
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The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating — 28,378 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,116 ratings
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The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter 4.22 avg rating — 10,072 ratings
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The Wise Woman
The Wise Woman 3.37 avg rating — 9,972 ratings
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The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch 3.93 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
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What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 18,143 ratings
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The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 40,004 ratings
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Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1)
Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 49,972 ratings
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,540 ratings
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The Tudor Heresy (Mercenary For Hire #0.5)
The Tudor Heresy (Mercenary For Hire #0.5) 3.78 avg rating — 345 ratings
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A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,705 ratings
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The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating — 8,104 ratings
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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 — 49,499 ratings
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) 3.93 avg rating — 166,040 ratings
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Penmarric
Penmarric 4.13 avg rating — 6,725 ratings
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Enemy of God (The Arthur Books, #2)
Enemy of God (The Arthur Books, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 28,126 ratings
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The Skystone (Camulod Chronicles, #1)
The Skystone (Camulod Chronicles, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 10,279 ratings
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The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating — 35,594 ratings
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The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 29,968 ratings
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,359 ratings
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Slammerkin
Slammerkin 3.75 avg rating — 17,131 ratings
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Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,477 ratings
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How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating — 18,449 ratings
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The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4)
The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 11,903 ratings
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Cashelmara
Cashelmara 4.11 avg rating — 9,161 ratings
141.
A Dance in Donegal
A Dance in Donegal 3.83 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
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Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine 3.79 avg rating — 10,081 ratings
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge 3.69 avg rating — 13,136 ratings
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The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 13,292 ratings
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The Irish Princess
The Irish Princess 3.79 avg rating — 1,338 ratings
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The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1)
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 19,090 ratings
148.
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Lord John Grey, #2)
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Lord John Grey, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 28,977 ratings
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Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 22,225 ratings
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The Owl Killers
The Owl Killers 3.82 avg rating — 4,342 ratings
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Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)
Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1) 4.16 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
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The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers 4.12 avg rating — 2,800 ratings
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Restoration
Restoration 3.98 avg rating — 6,653 ratings
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Turn of the Tide
Turn of the Tide 3.77 avg rating — 351 ratings
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,750 ratings
156.
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5)
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
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The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4)
The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4) 4.15 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
158.
The Dress Lodger
The Dress Lodger 3.56 avg rating — 8,047 ratings
159.
Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating — 18,622 ratings
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The Last Boleyn
The Last Boleyn 4.06 avg rating — 10,793 ratings
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,396 ratings
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The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1)
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 21,848 ratings
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Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8)
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8) 4.55 avg rating — 137,521 ratings
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To Ride a Púca
To Ride a Púca really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 109 ratings
165.
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2)
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 33,722 ratings
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Honesty in World War 2
Honesty in World War 2 4.57 avg rating — 46 ratings
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St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 11,408 ratings
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H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin #3)
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin #3) 4.42 avg rating — 20,882 ratings
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To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes
To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes 3.66 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
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The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,755 ratings
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Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 12,542 ratings
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Hugh and Bess: A Love Story
Hugh and Bess: A Love Story 3.79 avg rating — 1,944 ratings
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Morality Play
Morality Play 3.78 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
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A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1)
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,637 ratings
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The King's General
The King's General 3.89 avg rating — 5,704 ratings
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Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating — 24,340 ratings
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A Stranger at Fellsworth (Treasures of Surrey, #3)
A Stranger at Fellsworth (Treasures of Surrey, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 2,379 ratings
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The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland
The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland 4.51 avg rating — 175 ratings
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Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 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 — 3,728 ratings
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Devil Water
Devil Water 3.96 avg rating — 1,935 ratings
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,087 ratings
183.
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10)
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10) 4.10 avg rating — 6,536 ratings
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Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 6,955 ratings
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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
185.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,023 ratings
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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
188.
Shadows and Strongholds (FitzWarin #1)
Shadows and Strongholds (FitzWarin #1) 4.20 avg rating — 3,333 ratings
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Avalon
Avalon 3.90 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
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The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery 3.89 avg rating — 34,077 ratings
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Petals in the Ashes (Sign of the Sugared Plum, #2)
Petals in the Ashes (Sign of the Sugared Plum, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 1,649 ratings
192.
Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3)
Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 14,134 ratings
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The White Mare (Dalriada, #1)
The White Mare (Dalriada, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
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The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15) 4.13 avg rating — 5,978 ratings
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The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow 3.79 avg rating — 19,566 ratings
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A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2)
A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
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Mr. Timothy
Mr. Timothy 3.61 avg rating — 2,767 ratings
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Lords of the White Castle (FitzWarin, #2)
Lords of the White Castle (FitzWarin, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
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The Holy Thief (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #19)
The Holy Thief (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #19) 4.13 avg rating — 5,426 ratings
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The Angel of Innisfree
The Angel of Innisfree 4.52 avg rating — 61 ratings
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