Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction

1.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,929 ratings
2.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
3.
The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,343 ratings
4.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating — 40,480 ratings
5.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,697 ratings
6.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,355 ratings
8.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,673 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 — 166,043 ratings
10.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,955 ratings
11.
The Last Queen
The Last Queen 4.06 avg rating — 11,718 ratings
12.
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
13.
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,210 ratings
14.
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 76,900 ratings
15.
The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating — 28,381 ratings
16.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,202 ratings
17.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
18.
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,731 ratings
19.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,888 ratings
20.
Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #1)
Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,985 ratings
21.
The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) 3.70 avg rating — 49,042 ratings
22.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra 3.71 avg rating — 42,725 ratings
23.
Legacy
Legacy
by: Susan Kay
4.15 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
24.
The Borgia Bride
The Borgia Bride 3.86 avg rating — 11,135 ratings
25.
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou 3.91 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
26.
Abundance
Abundance 3.74 avg rating — 10,405 ratings
27.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,435 ratings
28.
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 9,291 ratings
29.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,454 ratings
30.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,371 ratings
31.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating — 73,851 ratings
32.
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
33.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan 3.78 avg rating — 9,494 ratings
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The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora 4.08 avg rating — 2,382 ratings
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The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court 3.86 avg rating — 9,623 ratings
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The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,721 ratings
37.
Queen Margot
Queen Margot 4.16 avg rating — 14,268 ratings
38.
Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating — 6,535 ratings
39.
Caroline: Little House, Revisited
Caroline: Little House, Revisited 3.80 avg rating — 14,234 ratings
40.
My Lady of Cleves
My Lady of Cleves 3.99 avg rating — 3,044 ratings
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Sally Hemings
Sally Hemings 3.98 avg rating — 1,615 ratings
42.
The Sister Queens
The Sister Queens 3.99 avg rating — 2,374 ratings
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Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper
Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper 3.74 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
44.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,478 ratings
45.
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland 3.82 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
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The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 11,310 ratings
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The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici 3.93 avg rating — 7,364 ratings
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On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 105,766 ratings
49.
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5)
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
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The Sixth Wife (Tudor Saga, #7)
The Sixth Wife (Tudor Saga, #7) 3.94 avg rating — 2,934 ratings
51.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,968 ratings
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The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5)
The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
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Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4)
Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,293 ratings
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Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt 4.13 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
55.
Shadow on the Crown
Shadow on the Crown 3.91 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
56.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,543 ratings
57.
The Aviator's Wife
The Aviator's Wife 3.91 avg rating — 75,928 ratings
58.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
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Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Clara and Mr. Tiffany 3.86 avg rating — 55,841 ratings
60.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe (Josephine Bonaparte, #2)
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe (Josephine Bonaparte, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 6,678 ratings
61.
The Last Great Dance on Earth (Josephine Bonaparte, #3)
The Last Great Dance on Earth (Josephine Bonaparte, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
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The Passion of Artemisia
The Passion of Artemisia 3.91 avg rating — 19,782 ratings
63.
The Plantagenet Prelude (Plantagenet Saga, #1)
The Plantagenet Prelude (Plantagenet Saga, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
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Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2)
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
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Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
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The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
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The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
67.
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 25,598 ratings
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When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra 4.05 avg rating — 4,462 ratings
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The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 9,609 ratings
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The Crown (Joanna Stafford, #1)
The Crown (Joanna Stafford, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,366 ratings
72.
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 81,534 ratings
73.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,212 ratings
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The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 90,899 ratings
75.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,910 ratings
76.
The Scarlet Contessa: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance
The Scarlet Contessa: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance 3.81 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
77.
The Silver Baron's Wife
The Silver Baron's Wife 3.83 avg rating — 314 ratings
77.
I Am Livia
I Am Livia 3.97 avg rating — 12,145 ratings
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Isabella and Ferdinand 1-3 (Isabella and Ferdinand #1-3)
Isabella and Ferdinand 1-3 (Isabella and Ferdinand #1-3) 4.12 avg rating — 100 ratings
80.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,737 ratings
81.
The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South 3.78 avg rating — 18,308 ratings
81.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
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Frida
Frida 3.82 avg rating — 4,302 ratings
84.
Antigone
Antigone 3.77 avg rating — 29,268 ratings
84.
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 3.84 avg rating — 7,631 ratings
86.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra 3.67 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
87.
The Romanov Bride
The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
88.
Daughter of York
Daughter of York 3.92 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
89.
Kleopatra (Kleopatra, #1)
Kleopatra (Kleopatra, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,453 ratings
89.
The Queen's Confession
The Queen's Confession 3.95 avg rating — 2,071 ratings
91.
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2)
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 3,012 ratings
91.
The Creation of Eve
The Creation of Eve 3.69 avg rating — 2,036 ratings
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,334 ratings
94.
Life Mask
Life Mask 3.53 avg rating — 2,406 ratings
95.
Rasputin's Daughter
Rasputin's Daughter 3.48 avg rating — 3,792 ratings
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The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 6,423 ratings
97.
Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #1)
Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 6,692 ratings
98.
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 92,481 ratings
99.
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3)
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 6,442 ratings
100.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,399 ratings
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