Novels Based on Actual People

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,377 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 — 508,948 ratings
3.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,368 ratings
3.
The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl 3.76 avg rating — 24,699 ratings
3.
The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating — 3,214 ratings
6.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,773 ratings
7.
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,359 ratings
8.
Newes from the Dead
Newes from the Dead 3.76 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
9.
Abundance
Abundance 3.74 avg rating — 10,404 ratings
10.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,305 ratings
11.
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife 3.41 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
12.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,676 ratings
13.
The Romanov Bride
The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
14.
The Lindbergh Nanny
The Lindbergh Nanny 3.78 avg rating — 9,048 ratings
15.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,519 ratings
15.
The Passion
The Passion 4.11 avg rating — 25,838 ratings
15.
The Wives of Los Alamos
The Wives of Los Alamos 3.29 avg rating — 7,532 ratings
15.
Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
15.
The Christie Affair
The Christie Affair 3.71 avg rating — 95,089 ratings
15.
The Cage
The Cage 4.10 avg rating — 6,421 ratings
21.
The Daylight Gate
The Daylight Gate 3.41 avg rating — 6,682 ratings
21.
Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln
Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln 4.01 avg rating — 4,293 ratings
21.
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
21.
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust 4.17 avg rating — 48,563 ratings
25.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,893 ratings
25.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,051 ratings
25.
Frog Music
Frog Music 3.20 avg rating — 26,612 ratings
25.
Endurance
Endurance 3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings
25.
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
30.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,266 ratings
30.
Mademoiselle Chanel
Mademoiselle Chanel 4.10 avg rating — 12,469 ratings
30.
Shirley
Shirley 3.42 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
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Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
34.
The Constant Princess
The Constant Princess 3.93 avg rating — 166,043 ratings
34.
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
by: Alan Gold
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
34.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,705 ratings
34.
The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire 3.51 avg rating — 1,730 ratings
34.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,724 ratings
34.
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6)
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
40.
Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman 3.31 avg rating — 286,813 ratings
40.
I, Ripper
I, Ripper 3.33 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
40.
Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath
Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath 3.78 avg rating — 1,442 ratings
40.
Loving Will Shakespeare
Loving Will Shakespeare 3.49 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
44.
Margot
Margot 3.83 avg rating — 7,178 ratings
44.
The Dharma Bums
The Dharma Bums 3.93 avg rating — 99,791 ratings
44.
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 21,407 ratings
44.
Waverly Place
Waverly Place 3.57 avg rating — 142 ratings
44.
Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4)
Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 2,705 ratings
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VIII
VIII 3.55 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
49.
The Grand Duchess of Nowhere
The Grand Duchess of Nowhere 4.06 avg rating — 800 ratings
49.
Blonde
Blonde 3.93 avg rating — 16,751 ratings
49.
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
53.
Summer in February
Summer in February 3.68 avg rating — 824 ratings
53.
Hitler's Niece
Hitler's Niece 3.25 avg rating — 1,278 ratings
55.
Above All Things
Above All Things 3.69 avg rating — 3,905 ratings
55.
Ophelia's Muse
Ophelia's Muse 3.67 avg rating — 284 ratings
57.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
58.
My Policeman
My Policeman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,495 ratings
59.
Crippen
Crippen 3.98 avg rating — 3,768 ratings
60.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,016 ratings
61.
At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
62.
Marilyn's Last Sessions
Marilyn's Last Sessions 3.52 avg rating — 436 ratings
63.
The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
64.
The True Memoirs of Little K
The True Memoirs of Little K 3.58 avg rating — 1,213 ratings
65.
Night Street
Night Street 3.41 avg rating — 153 ratings
66.
The Second-Last Woman in England
The Second-Last Woman in England 3.40 avg rating — 302 ratings
67.
The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense
The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense 3.06 avg rating — 482 ratings
68.
The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn 3.33 avg rating — 2,192 ratings
69.
The Tsarina's Daughter
The Tsarina's Daughter 3.39 avg rating — 2,618 ratings
70.
Girl in a Blue Dress
Girl in a Blue Dress 3.57 avg rating — 2,520 ratings
71.
The House of Special Purpose
The House of Special Purpose 4.19 avg rating — 15,764 ratings
72.
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 3.92 avg rating — 15,671 ratings
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Rasputin's Daughter
Rasputin's Daughter 3.48 avg rating — 3,792 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 — 4,465 ratings
75.
The Summer Day is Done
The Summer Day is Done 3.96 avg rating — 170 ratings
76.
Mademoiselle Boleyn
Mademoiselle Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 6,103 ratings
77.
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 3.84 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
78.
The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
79.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,486 ratings
80.
The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story
The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story 3.85 avg rating — 41 ratings
81.
The Midnight Watch
The Midnight Watch 3.81 avg rating — 4,521 ratings
82.
Flight of Dreams
Flight of Dreams 3.84 avg rating — 9,339 ratings
83.
Three Maids for a Crown
Three Maids for a Crown 3.98 avg rating — 2,851 ratings
84.
The Royal Nanny
The Royal Nanny 3.93 avg rating — 6,328 ratings
85.
Out of the Silence
Out of the Silence 3.45 avg rating — 168 ratings
86.
Blood Red, Snow White
Blood Red, Snow White 3.61 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
87.
My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story (The Lady Janies, #1)
My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story (The Lady Janies, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79,070 ratings
88.
The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown 3.82 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
89.
In the Shadow of Lady Jane
In the Shadow of Lady Jane 3.83 avg rating — 236 ratings
90.
The Spy
The Spy 3.38 avg rating — 43,721 ratings
91.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,536 ratings
92.
The World Within: A Novel of Emily Brontë
The World Within: A Novel of Emily Brontë 3.36 avg rating — 225 ratings
93.
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2)
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2) 4.14 avg rating — 12,112 ratings
94.
The Secret Wife
The Secret Wife
by: Gill Paul
4.18 avg rating — 48,458 ratings
95.
The Cottingley Secret
The Cottingley Secret 3.85 avg rating — 7,864 ratings
96.
On the Blue Train
On the Blue Train 3.08 avg rating — 139 ratings
97.
See What I Have Done
See What I Have Done 3.19 avg rating — 15,680 ratings
98.
The It Girls
The It Girls 3.01 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
99.
Mrs Queen Takes the Train
Mrs Queen Takes the Train 3.56 avg rating — 7,607 ratings
100.
I Was Anastasia
I Was Anastasia 3.71 avg rating — 33,637 ratings
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