Historical Fiction and Nonfiction Books that Should be Movies

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Parlor Games
Parlor Games 3.47 avg rating — 1,935 ratings
2.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,305 ratings
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Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles
Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles 4.27 avg rating — 652 ratings
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Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,869 ratings
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,484 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 Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1)
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 40,097 ratings
8.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,741 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,120 ratings
10.
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,733 ratings
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When We Disappeared: A WWII Story of Two Women of Different Faiths who Risk Their Lives to Save Family and Friends (Resilient Women of WWII Book 3)
When We Disappeared: A WWII Story of Two Women of Different Faiths who Risk Their Lives to Save Family and Friends (Resilient Women of WWII Book 3) 4.53 avg rating — 43 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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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 — 4,780 ratings
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,529 ratings
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John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,253 ratings
16.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
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Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,285 ratings
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life 3.93 avg rating — 16,523 ratings
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The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Josephine Bonaparte, #1)
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Josephine Bonaparte, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 17,191 ratings
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The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
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Christy
Christy 4.25 avg rating — 56,478 ratings
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The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
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Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic 3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
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The False Men
The False Men 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings
22.
We Shall Not Shatter (Resilient Women of WWII #1)
We Shall Not Shatter (Resilient Women of WWII #1) 4.35 avg rating — 206 ratings
22.
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
28.
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4)
For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 3,814 ratings
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Devil's Prize
Devil's Prize 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings
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The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
32.
Mistress of the Revolution
Mistress of the Revolution 3.91 avg rating — 2,255 ratings
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Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood
Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood 3.88 avg rating — 564 ratings
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The Iron Road
The Iron Road 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
34.
East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
36.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,481 ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,241 ratings
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A Place of Birds
A Place of Birds 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
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A White Room
A White Room 3.79 avg rating — 209 ratings
37.
The Last Secret of The Soul: One boy. One Holocaust. One Survivor.
The Last Secret of The Soul: One boy. One Holocaust. One Survivor. 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,820 ratings
42.
Tide of Fortune
Tide of Fortune 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,381 ratings
44.
Jasmine Nights
Jasmine Nights 3.50 avg rating — 1,874 ratings
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Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters 3.49 avg rating — 86 ratings
45.
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,019 ratings
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A Mission from God: A Memoir and Challenge for America
A Mission from God: A Memoir and Challenge for America 4.04 avg rating — 75 ratings
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The Chain Garden
The Chain Garden 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
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A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown 4.01 avg rating — 5,116 ratings
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An Inconvenient Wife
An Inconvenient Wife 3.92 avg rating — 3,688 ratings
50.
Eye of the Wind
Eye of the Wind 3.97 avg rating — 65 ratings
50.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,830 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 — 34,677 ratings
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The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,373 ratings
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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic 4.19 avg rating — 3,531 ratings
56.
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner 3.62 avg rating — 15,692 ratings
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,387 ratings
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,609 ratings
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Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating — 24,344 ratings
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Ransom My Heart
Ransom My Heart
by: Meg Cabot
3.74 avg rating — 8,014 ratings
61.
The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating — 6,701 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,120 ratings
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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,635 ratings
64.
L'Immortalite: Madame Lalaurie and the Voodoo Queen
L'Immortalite: Madame Lalaurie and the Voodoo Queen 3.71 avg rating — 262 ratings
64.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,277 ratings
64.
the highest peak
the highest peak 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
64.
Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tribute
Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tribute 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings
64.
Destiny
Destiny 4.01 avg rating — 1,363 ratings
64.
Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
64.
Call To Crusade
Call To Crusade 4.52 avg rating — 46 ratings
64.
Antonio's Will
Antonio's Will 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings
64.
The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1)
The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 571 ratings
64.
Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
64.
Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
64.
The Siege Master's Song (The Siege Master series, #2)
The Siege Master's Song (The Siege Master series, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings
64.
My Journey to Paradise
My Journey to Paradise 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
64.
Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4)
Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4) 4.29 avg rating — 169 ratings
64.
Billy Gogan, American
Billy Gogan, American 4.44 avg rating — 59 ratings
64.
The War in Our Hearts
The War in Our Hearts 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings
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We Wove a Web in Childhood: The Brontes at Home
We Wove a Web in Childhood: The Brontes at Home 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Rhapsody
Rhapsody 3.72 avg rating — 750 ratings
64.
Passionate Minds
Passionate Minds 4.10 avg rating — 1,124 ratings
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When We Disappeared (Resilient Women of WWII, Book #3)
When We Disappeared (Resilient Women of WWII, Book #3) 4.53 avg rating — 43 ratings
84.
A Fierce Radiance
A Fierce Radiance 3.69 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
84.
Bone-Crusher: A Godric MacEuan Novella
Bone-Crusher: A Godric MacEuan Novella 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
84.
Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
84.
The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6)
The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 1,480 ratings
84.
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2)
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
84.
Girl in the River
Girl in the River 4.06 avg rating — 52 ratings
84.
December Road
December Road 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
84.
The Other Elizabeth (Royal Sagas #2)
The Other Elizabeth (Royal Sagas #2) 4.16 avg rating — 329 ratings
84.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,373 ratings
84.
Billy Gogan Gone fer Soldier
Billy Gogan Gone fer Soldier 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Time and Time Again
Time and Time Again
by: Ben Elton
4.09 avg rating — 15,073 ratings
94.
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3)
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 1,997 ratings
94.
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1)
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,937 ratings
94.
Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1)
Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,108 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 — 21 ratings
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King James' Aversion (Royal Sagas #3)
King James' Aversion (Royal Sagas #3) 4.09 avg rating — 203 ratings
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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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