Non-Romance Historical Fiction with Female Lead

100.
Queen's Gambit (The Tudor Trilogy, #1)
Queen's Gambit (The Tudor Trilogy, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 5,909 ratings
100.
Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (French Revolution, #3)
Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (French Revolution, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 425 ratings
103.
Milady Charlotte
Milady Charlotte 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings
104.
Dreaming the Serpent Spear (Boudica, #4)
Dreaming the Serpent Spear (Boudica, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
104.
Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln
Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln 4.01 avg rating — 4,293 ratings
104.
Daughters of Spain (Isabella and Ferdinand, #3)
Daughters of Spain (Isabella and Ferdinand, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 850 ratings
107.
Katharine, the Virgin Widow (Tudor Saga, #2)
Katharine, the Virgin Widow (Tudor Saga, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 1,262 ratings
108.
Madame Du Barry
Madame Du Barry 3.84 avg rating — 175 ratings
109.
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4)
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4) 3.97 avg rating — 4,682 ratings
110.
Royal Sisters: The Story of the Daughters of James II (A Novel of the Stuarts)
Royal Sisters: The Story of the Daughters of James II (A Novel of the Stuarts) 3.81 avg rating — 449 ratings
111.
The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room 3.87 avg rating — 102,842 ratings
111.
Queen Jezebel (Catherine de Medici #3)
Queen Jezebel (Catherine de Medici #3) 3.97 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
113.
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker 3.54 avg rating — 32,353 ratings
113.
Daughter of Satan
Daughter of Satan 3.67 avg rating — 240 ratings
115.
The River Way Home: The Adventures of the Cowboy, the Indian, and the Amazon Queen
The River Way Home: The Adventures of the Cowboy, the Indian, and the Amazon Queen 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings
115.
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie 3.74 avg rating — 47,005 ratings
115.
Catherine de Medici 1-3: Madame Serpent/The Italian Woman/Queen Jezebel
Catherine de Medici 1-3: Madame Serpent/The Italian Woman/Queen Jezebel 4.30 avg rating — 127 ratings
118.
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 27,351 ratings
118.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,713 ratings
118.
The Goldsmith's Wife
The Goldsmith's Wife 3.89 avg rating — 642 ratings
121.
The Tale of Murasaki
The Tale of Murasaki 3.84 avg rating — 4,509 ratings
121.
Castile for Isabella (Isabella and Ferdinand, #1)
Castile for Isabella (Isabella and Ferdinand, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
123.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,492 ratings
123.
The Italian Woman (Catherine de Medici #2)
The Italian Woman (Catherine de Medici #2) 3.90 avg rating — 1,396 ratings
125.
Light on Lucrezia (Lucrezia Borgia, #2)
Light on Lucrezia (Lucrezia Borgia, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 1,430 ratings
126.
The Queen's Secret (Queens of England, #7)
The Queen's Secret (Queens of England, #7) 3.79 avg rating — 1,294 ratings
127.
Madame Serpent (Catherine de Medici, #1)
Madame Serpent (Catherine de Medici, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
128.
Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia, #1)
Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
129.
Royal Road to Fotheringay (Stuart Saga, #1) (Mary Stuart, #1)
Royal Road to Fotheringay (Stuart Saga, #1) (Mary Stuart, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,876 ratings
130.
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11)
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11) 3.88 avg rating — 3,261 ratings
131.
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2)
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
132.
Red Rose of Anjou (Plantagenet Saga, #13)
Red Rose of Anjou (Plantagenet Saga, #13) 3.93 avg rating — 529 ratings
133.
Epitaph for Three Women (Plantagenet Saga, #12)
Epitaph for Three Women (Plantagenet Saga, #12) 3.92 avg rating — 505 ratings
134.
The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5)
The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 769 ratings
135.
The Queen from Provence (Plantagenet Saga, #6)
The Queen from Provence (Plantagenet Saga, #6) 3.91 avg rating — 714 ratings
136.
The Captive Queen of Scots (Stuart Saga, #2; Mary Stuart, #2)
The Captive Queen of Scots (Stuart Saga, #2; Mary Stuart, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,187 ratings
137.
The Thistle and the Rose (Tudor Saga, #8)
The Thistle and the Rose (Tudor Saga, #8) 3.79 avg rating — 2,914 ratings
138.
Mary, Queen of France (Tudor Saga, #9)
Mary, Queen of France (Tudor Saga, #9) 3.85 avg rating — 3,235 ratings
139.
The Sixth Wife (Tudor Saga, #7)
The Sixth Wife (Tudor Saga, #7) 3.94 avg rating — 2,934 ratings
140.
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8)
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8) 3.82 avg rating — 1,575 ratings
141.
Esther
Esther 3.99 avg rating — 246 ratings
142.
Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen 3.79 avg rating — 905 ratings
143.
Charlotte
Charlotte 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings
144.
A Rose for Virtue
A Rose for Virtue 3.66 avg rating — 213 ratings
145.
Madselin
Madselin 3.87 avg rating — 210 ratings
146.
The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
147.
The King's Pleasure
The King's Pleasure 3.91 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
148.
So Young a Queen: Jadwiga of Poland (Volume 1) (Portraits in Faith and Freedom, Set 2: Polish Advocates of Hope and Nationhood)
So Young a Queen: Jadwiga of Poland (Volume 1) (Portraits in Faith and Freedom, Set 2: Polish Advocates of Hope and Nationhood) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
149.
The Sun Princess
The Sun Princess 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
150.
The Shadow of the Sun
The Shadow of the Sun 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
151.
The King's Favorite
The King's Favorite 3.81 avg rating — 652 ratings
152.
The King's Way
The King's Way 4.21 avg rating — 531 ratings
153.
Blood Red, Sister Rose
Blood Red, Sister Rose 3.47 avg rating — 124 ratings
154.
Susanna
Susanna 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings
155.
Set Her on a Throne
Set Her on a Throne 3.24 avg rating — 29 ratings
156.
The tower and the dream
The tower and the dream 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
157.
Captain for Elizabeth
Captain for Elizabeth 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
158.
The White Rose
The White Rose 3.92 avg rating — 75 ratings
159.
The Walsingham Woman
The Walsingham Woman 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
160.
Queen's Grace
Queen's Grace really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 58 ratings
161.
The Ivy Crown
The Ivy Crown 4.23 avg rating — 74 ratings
162.
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc 4.11 avg rating — 7,348 ratings
163.
Immortal Wife
Immortal Wife 3.94 avg rating — 595 ratings
164.
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
165.
My Theodosia
My Theodosia 3.73 avg rating — 1,506 ratings
166.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
167.
The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
168.
Désirée
Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,203 ratings
169.
Anya
Anya 3.97 avg rating — 1,432 ratings
170.
Ride the Wind: Story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Days of the Comanche
Ride the Wind: Story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Days of the Comanche 4.39 avg rating — 6,242 ratings
171.
The Thirteenth Child
The Thirteenth Child really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
172.
Maria (Florida Trilogy, #1)
Maria (Florida Trilogy, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 966 ratings
173.
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
174.
I Am Mary Tudor (Mary Tudor, #1)
I Am Mary Tudor (Mary Tudor, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 175 ratings
175.
I, Jacqueline
I, Jacqueline 3.24 avg rating — 97 ratings
176.
Wife to Charles II
Wife to Charles II 3.54 avg rating — 114 ratings
177.
Wife to Henry V
Wife to Henry V 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
178.
Wife to the Bastard
Wife to the Bastard 3.39 avg rating — 199 ratings
179.
Call Lady Purbeck
Call Lady Purbeck 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
180.
Bloody Mary (Mary Tudor, #3)
Bloody Mary (Mary Tudor, #3) 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings
181.
Mary The Queen
Mary The Queen 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
182.
Wife to Great Buckingham
Wife to Great Buckingham really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
183.
The Gentle Falcon
The Gentle Falcon 4.07 avg rating — 61 ratings
184.
The King's Women
The King's Women 3.78 avg rating — 287 ratings
185.
Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness
Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness 3.22 avg rating — 246 ratings
186.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
187.
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3)
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
188.
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1)
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,690 ratings
189.
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV 3.81 avg rating — 2,956 ratings
190.
Poison
Poison 3.59 avg rating — 914 ratings
191.
The Red Queen
The Red Queen 3.82 avg rating — 76,902 ratings
192.
Leonardo's Swans
Leonardo's Swans 3.73 avg rating — 6,263 ratings
193.
Duchess of Milan
Duchess of Milan 3.84 avg rating — 292 ratings
194.
Royal Mistress by Smith, Anne Easter (2013)
Royal Mistress by Smith, Anne Easter (2013) 3.94 avg rating — 1,240 ratings
195.
Queen By Right
Queen By Right 4.03 avg rating — 3,934 ratings
196.
Daughter of York
Daughter of York 3.92 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
197.
The Mayflower Marriage
The Mayflower Marriage 4.39 avg rating — 122 ratings
198.
True Sisters
True Sisters 3.71 avg rating — 4,963 ratings
Previous