Best "Classic" Historical Fiction

101.
Count Belisarius
Count Belisarius 4.02 avg rating — 2,833 ratings
102.
The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4)
The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 9,030 ratings
103.
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3)
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 10,165 ratings
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The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5)
The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 7,850 ratings
105.
The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7)
The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7) 3.41 avg rating — 4,826 ratings
106.
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 12,290 ratings
107.
The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6)
The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
108.
The King's General
The King's General 3.89 avg rating — 5,707 ratings
109.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,068 ratings
110.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,720 ratings
111.
Love Is Forever
Love Is Forever really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings
112.
Watch for a Tall White Sail (Monroe, #1)
Watch for a Tall White Sail (Monroe, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings
113.
Isabel the Fair
Isabel the Fair 3.81 avg rating — 312 ratings
114.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
115.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian 4.22 avg rating — 26,979 ratings
116.
Désirée
Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,204 ratings
117.
The President's Lady: A Novel About Rachel and Andrew Jackson
The President's Lady: A Novel About Rachel and Andrew Jackson 3.95 avg rating — 1,843 ratings
118.
The King Is a Witch
The King Is a Witch 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
119.
Blood Red, Sister Rose
Blood Red, Sister Rose 3.47 avg rating — 124 ratings
120.
The Walsingham Woman
The Walsingham Woman 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
121.
Queen's Grace
Queen's Grace really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 58 ratings
122.
Legion of the Damned
Legion of the Damned 3.99 avg rating — 5,476 ratings
123.
Comrades of War
Comrades of War 4.07 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
124.
The Spider King
The Spider King 3.92 avg rating — 83 ratings
125.
The Wolves of Paris
The Wolves of Paris 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings
126.
An Unknown Welshman: A Historical Novel
An Unknown Welshman: A Historical Novel 3.92 avg rating — 83 ratings
127.
Angélique
Angélique 4.19 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
128.
The French Bride
The French Bride 3.51 avg rating — 172 ratings
129.
The Cardinal and the Queen
The Cardinal and the Queen 3.74 avg rating — 73 ratings
130.
The Summer Of The Barshinskeys
The Summer Of The Barshinskeys 3.94 avg rating — 302 ratings
131.
Quietly My Captain Waits
Quietly My Captain Waits 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
132.
The Heirs of the Kingdom
The Heirs of the Kingdom 4.13 avg rating — 86 ratings
133.
Lady Darlington
Lady Darlington 3.50 avg rating — 38 ratings
134.
Fortune Made His Sword
Fortune Made His Sword 3.99 avg rating — 225 ratings
135.
Fortune's Wheel
Fortune's Wheel 4.16 avg rating — 180 ratings
136.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
137.
A Walk With Love and Death
A Walk With Love and Death 4.02 avg rating — 55 ratings
138.
Anya
Anya 3.97 avg rating — 1,432 ratings
139.
The Bride of Sforza
The Bride of Sforza 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
140.
Confederates
Confederates 4.07 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
141.
Tap Roots (Dabney Family Saga #2)
Tap Roots (Dabney Family Saga #2) 4.02 avg rating — 59 ratings
142.
Oh, Promised Land (Dabney Family Saga #1)
Oh, Promised Land (Dabney Family Saga #1) 4.19 avg rating — 58 ratings
143.
The Shadow of the Sun
The Shadow of the Sun 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
144.
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
145.
Ride the Wind
Ride the Wind 4.39 avg rating — 6,242 ratings
146.
Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,889 ratings
147.
Black Robe
Black Robe 3.78 avg rating — 1,474 ratings
148.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,333 ratings
149.
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV 3.81 avg rating — 2,956 ratings
150.
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3)
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 3,343 ratings
151.
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 — 28,700 ratings
152.
Traveller
Traveller 3.91 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
153.
The Tokaido Road: A Novel of Feudal Japan
The Tokaido Road: A Novel of Feudal Japan 4.12 avg rating — 1,173 ratings
154.
Duchess of Milan
Duchess of Milan 3.84 avg rating — 292 ratings
155.
Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating — 51,586 ratings
156.
The Teutonic Knights
The Teutonic Knights 3.39 avg rating — 6,295 ratings
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