Most historically accurate historical fiction

1.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
2.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,455 ratings
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,948 ratings
4.
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
5.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,739 ratings
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,523 ratings
7.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,995 ratings
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The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
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Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,740 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,601 ratings
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Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,557 ratings
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Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating — 51,571 ratings
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Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
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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
15.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,126 ratings
16.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,579 ratings
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A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.37 avg rating — 3,818 ratings
18.
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 8,085 ratings
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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
20.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,946 ratings
21.
The Balkan Trilogy
The Balkan Trilogy 4.17 avg rating — 2,855 ratings
22.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,687 ratings
23.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,783 ratings
24.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
25.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome, #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome, #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,603 ratings
27.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
28.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
29.
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3)
Prince (John Shakespeare, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 1,997 ratings
30.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,454 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
32.
Imperium (Cicero, #1)
Imperium (Cicero, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,321 ratings
33.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
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Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,149 ratings
35.
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,975 ratings
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Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,412 ratings
37.
Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants #2)
Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants #2) 4.34 avg rating — 5,417 ratings
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The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,279 ratings
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The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1)
The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 9,424 ratings
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The Glass-Blowers
The Glass-Blowers 3.71 avg rating — 3,046 ratings
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The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1)
The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
42.
By Fire, By Water
By Fire, By Water 3.74 avg rating — 1,198 ratings
43.
East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
44.
The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 15,710 ratings
45.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
45.
The Pleasure Palace (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #1)
The Pleasure Palace (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 4,293 ratings
45.
Between Two Queens (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #2)
Between Two Queens (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 2,590 ratings
48.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,987 ratings
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,523 ratings
50.
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
51.
Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
51.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
51.
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
51.
Battle Song (de Norton trilogy, #1)
Battle Song (de Norton trilogy, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 239 ratings
55.
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,716 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,010 ratings
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Amarna Book III: Book of Raia
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
59.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,238 ratings
59.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,744 ratings
59.
Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Voyager (Outlander, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 325,469 ratings
59.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8)
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8) 4.55 avg rating — 137,532 ratings
63.
South Riding
South Riding 3.99 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
63.
By Royal Decree (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #3)
By Royal Decree (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 1,122 ratings
63.
At the King's Pleasure (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #4 )
At the King's Pleasure (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #4 ) 3.89 avg rating — 681 ratings
63.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) 4.44 avg rating — 188,414 ratings
63.
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) 4.44 avg rating — 162,709 ratings
63.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating — 26,660 ratings
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,043 ratings
70.
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2)
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
71.
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,126 ratings
72.
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1)
Sacred Treason (Clarenceux, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,937 ratings
73.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,242 ratings
74.
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
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Sweet Tooth
Sweet Tooth 3.44 avg rating — 51,881 ratings
76.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,024 ratings
77.
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3)
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
77.
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1)
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,690 ratings
79.
Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,016 ratings
80.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
81.
Angélique
Angélique 4.19 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
82.
A Song in My Heart - Including CD with Original Musical Score
A Song in My Heart - Including CD with Original Musical Score 3.92 avg rating — 53 ratings
82.
Lucretia
Lucretia 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
82.
The Beggar King (The Hangman's Daughter, #3)
The Beggar King (The Hangman's Daughter, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 15,788 ratings
82.
God's Forge
God's Forge 3.71 avg rating — 31 ratings
82.
Soul Journaling - Lessons from the Past
Soul Journaling - Lessons from the Past 4.24 avg rating — 33 ratings
82.
Destiny
Destiny 4.01 avg rating — 1,363 ratings
82.
Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
82.
Call To Crusade
Call To Crusade 4.52 avg rating — 46 ratings
82.
Sophronia L.
Sophronia L. 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
82.
The Golden Mean
The Golden Mean 3.49 avg rating — 3,386 ratings
82.
The Leopard Vanguard (Leopard King Saga, #1)
The Leopard Vanguard (Leopard King Saga, #1)
by: T.A. Uner
3.97 avg rating — 157 ratings
82.
Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
82.
Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
82.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,781 ratings
82.
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings 4.16 avg rating — 15,940 ratings
82.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,674 ratings
82.
The War in Our Hearts
The War in Our Hearts 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings
82.
Het Woud der Verwachting: Het leven van Charles van Orléans
Het Woud der Verwachting: Het leven van Charles van Orléans 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
82.
The Lion's Cub (The Philalexandros Chronicles, #1)
The Lion's Cub (The Philalexandros Chronicles, #1)
by: L.M. Zorn
4.06 avg rating — 68 ratings
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