Top 10 Historical Fiction

1.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,261 ratings
2.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,952 ratings
3.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,327 ratings
4.
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
5.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 794,009 ratings
6.
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
7.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
8.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,057 ratings
8.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
10.
The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6)
The Queen's Man (John Shakespeare, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 1,480 ratings
10.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
12.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,295 ratings
13.
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3)
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 1,997 ratings
14.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,247 ratings
14.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
16.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,677 ratings
17.
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1)
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,937 ratings
18.
East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
19.
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2)
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
20.
Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
20.
Surrender the Wind (Surrender, #1)
Surrender the Wind (Surrender, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 253 ratings
20.
The War in Our Hearts
The War in Our Hearts 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings
23.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,067 ratings
23.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,305 ratings
25.
The Sultan's Harem
The Sultan's Harem 4.03 avg rating — 6,599 ratings
26.
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra 4.05 avg rating — 4,465 ratings
27.
The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and the Last Great Dance on Earth
The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and the Last Great Dance on Earth 4.47 avg rating — 3,894 ratings
27.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
29.
The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
30.
The Luminaries
The Luminaries 3.75 avg rating — 84,467 ratings
30.
At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
32.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Clara and Mr. Tiffany 3.86 avg rating — 55,845 ratings
33.
In the Shadow of Lady Jane
In the Shadow of Lady Jane 3.83 avg rating — 236 ratings
33.
The Red Velvet Turnshoe (Abbess of Meaux, #2)
The Red Velvet Turnshoe (Abbess of Meaux, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 590 ratings
35.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,491 ratings
35.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,026 ratings
37.
Jasmine Nights
Jasmine Nights 3.50 avg rating — 1,874 ratings
38.
Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1)
Hangman Blind (Abbess of Meaux, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
39.
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner 3.62 avg rating — 15,692 ratings