Historical novels set in England (written after 1950)

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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
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A Woman Named Sellers (Witches of Pendle, #2)
A Woman Named Sellers (Witches of Pendle, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Time of Trial
Time of Trial 3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating — 310,919 ratings
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The Keys of Hell and Death (Divided Kingdom, #2)
The Keys of Hell and Death (Divided Kingdom, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Arrow Chest
The Arrow Chest 3.97 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Burning Bright
Burning Bright 3.41 avg rating — 15,417 ratings
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
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Riders of the Storm
Riders of the Storm really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 44,954 ratings
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God's Vindictive Wrath (Divided Kingdom, #1)
God's Vindictive Wrath (Divided Kingdom, #1) 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,674 ratings
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Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4)
Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 2,705 ratings
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The Abbot's Agreement (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #7)
The Abbot's Agreement (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #7) 4.07 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
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Kate Ryder
Kate Ryder 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
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In the Shadow of Lady Jane
In the Shadow of Lady Jane 3.83 avg rating — 236 ratings
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The Redheaded Princess
The Redheaded Princess 3.76 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
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At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
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Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall 3.74 avg rating — 998 ratings
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Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey
Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey 3.79 avg rating — 2,453 ratings
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The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn 3.33 avg rating — 2,192 ratings
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The Red Velvet Turnshoe (Abbess of Meaux, #2)
The Red Velvet Turnshoe (Abbess of Meaux, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 590 ratings
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Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 3.94 avg rating — 10,800 ratings
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Mademoiselle Boleyn
Mademoiselle Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 6,103 ratings
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The Glass of Time (The Meaning of Night, #2)
The Glass of Time (The Meaning of Night, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 4,021 ratings
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Ivy
Ivy 3.36 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
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Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1)
Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
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The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 33,032 ratings
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Newes from the Dead
Newes from the Dead 3.76 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
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I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
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The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
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Ophelia's Muse
Ophelia's Muse 3.67 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1)
Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
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The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife 3.41 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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Island of Ghosts
Island of Ghosts 4.19 avg rating — 924 ratings
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The Stolen One
The Stolen One 3.54 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
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A Dangerous Inheritance
A Dangerous Inheritance 3.89 avg rating — 8,199 ratings
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Firelord (Firelord, #1)
Firelord (Firelord, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,270 ratings
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The King's Rose
The King's Rose 3.56 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
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Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,412 ratings
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Bellman & Black
Bellman & Black 3.18 avg rating — 19,743 ratings
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Victoria Rebels
Victoria Rebels 3.62 avg rating — 744 ratings
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My Policeman
My Policeman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,491 ratings
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A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1)
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,589 ratings
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A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2)
A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2) 3.95 avg rating — 59,184 ratings
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Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating — 6,535 ratings
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The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) 3.86 avg rating — 25,035 ratings
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The Illuminator (Illuminator, #1)
The Illuminator (Illuminator, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
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The Spitfire Girls
The Spitfire Girls 4.35 avg rating — 9,631 ratings
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Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,325 ratings
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After the War Is Over (The Great War, #2)
After the War Is Over (The Great War, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 8,311 ratings
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The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1)
The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
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A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
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Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine 3.84 avg rating — 32,318 ratings
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Goodnight From London
Goodnight From London 3.95 avg rating — 8,002 ratings
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The Last Debutantes
The Last Debutantes 3.66 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
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The Siege Winter
The Siege Winter 3.96 avg rating — 4,087 ratings
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Winchelsea
Winchelsea 3.29 avg rating — 1,171 ratings
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The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch 3.93 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
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War Brides
War Brides 3.82 avg rating — 45,224 ratings
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The Fateful Day
The Fateful Day 4.18 avg rating — 185 ratings
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Requiem For A Slave (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #11)
Requiem For A Slave (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #11) 4.16 avg rating — 202 ratings
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A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 120,943 ratings
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The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse #17)
The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse #17) 4.12 avg rating — 841 ratings
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The Waxman Murders (Hugh Corbett, #15)
The Waxman Murders (Hugh Corbett, #15) 4.17 avg rating — 909 ratings
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The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories #10)
The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories #10) 4.43 avg rating — 23,479 ratings
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A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3)
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3) 4.07 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
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Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) 4.42 avg rating — 24,819 ratings
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Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #20)
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #20) 4.32 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
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Sherwood (Sherwood, #1)
Sherwood (Sherwood, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 991 ratings
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Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2)
Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,748 ratings
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An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11)
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,060 ratings
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Lord of Sunset
Lord of Sunset 4.05 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8)
Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8) 3.81 avg rating — 33,380 ratings
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Tabula Rasa (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #6)
Tabula Rasa (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
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The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #11)
The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #11) 3.96 avg rating — 32,329 ratings
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The Winter King (Hawkenlye Mysteries #15)
The Winter King (Hawkenlye Mysteries #15) 3.90 avg rating — 290 ratings
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The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #7)
The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #7) 4.06 avg rating — 31,653 ratings
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Squire Throwleigh's Heir (Knights Templar, #7)
Squire Throwleigh's Heir (Knights Templar, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 645 ratings
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The Favored Child
The Favored Child 3.68 avg rating — 13,877 ratings
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Meridon (Wideacre, #3)
Meridon (Wideacre, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 12,367 ratings
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The Nightingale Gallery (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #1)
The Nightingale Gallery (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
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Wideacre (Wideacre, #1)
Wideacre (Wideacre, #1) 3.36 avg rating — 26,579 ratings
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The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1)
The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
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Robin and the King (Sherwood, #2)
Robin and the King (Sherwood, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 299 ratings
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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
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The Demon Archer (Hugh Corbett, #11)
The Demon Archer (Hugh Corbett, #11) 4.27 avg rating — 984 ratings
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The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #2)
The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 2,078 ratings
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The Poisoned Serpent: A Medieval Historical Mystery
The Poisoned Serpent: A Medieval Historical Mystery
by: Joan Wolf
3.96 avg rating — 280 ratings
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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4)
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,502 ratings
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No Dark Place (Medieval Mystery, #1)
No Dark Place (Medieval Mystery, #1)
by: Joan Wolf
3.79 avg rating — 384 ratings
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The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 76,902 ratings
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The Price of Blood (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy, #2)
The Price of Blood (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
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Ashes of the Elements (Hawkenlye Mysteries, #2)
Ashes of the Elements (Hawkenlye Mysteries, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 736 ratings
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Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 17,170 ratings
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Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton
Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton 3.42 avg rating — 1,506 ratings
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The Marriage Game (Elizabeth I, #2)
The Marriage Game (Elizabeth I, #2) 3.46 avg rating — 3,562 ratings
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The Cross-Legged Knight (Owen Archer, #8)
The Cross-Legged Knight (Owen Archer, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
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The Legatus Mystery (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #5)
The Legatus Mystery (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 327 ratings
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The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2)
The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
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