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Great Historical Fiction Set in the Middle Ages

75 examples of well written historical fiction set in the Middle Ages ( 450-1500 C.E. approx.). These books have serious aspirations to Litero merit, and have made major efforts at historical accuracy and verisimilitude.
NOTE: Shakespeare's history plays are as much fiction as they are fact; hence their inclusion here.
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The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Black Arrow
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Black Rose (Thomas B. Costain)
The Black Rose
2
Thomas B. Costain
Bloodline (Conn Iggulden)
Bloodline
3
Conn Iggulden
Brother Cadfael Series (Ellis Peters)
Brother Cadfael Series
4
Ellis Peters
Castle Dangerous (Sir Walter Scott)
Castle Dangerous
5
Sir Walter Scott
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
6
Mary Stewart
The Devil's Brood (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Devil's Brood
7
Sharon Kay Penman
Falconer and the Face of God (Morson)
Falconer and the Face of God
8
Morson
Falconer and the Ritual of Death (Ian Morson)
Falconer and the Ritual of Death
9
Ian Morson
Falconer's Crusade (Morson)
Falconer's Crusade
10
Morson
Falconer's Judgement (Morson)
Falconer's Judgement
11
Morson
Falls the Shadow (Sharon Kay Penman)
Falls the Shadow
12
Sharon Kay Penman
The Grail Quest Trilogy (Bernard Cornwell)
The Grail Quest Trilogy
13
Bernard Cornwell
The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
The Greenlanders
14
Jane Smiley
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Hamlet
15
Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 1 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 1
16
Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 2 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 2
17
Shakespeare
Henry V (Shakespeare -Signet)
Henry V
18
Shakespeare -Signet
Henry VI (Shakespeare - Signet)
Henry VI
19
Shakespeare - Signet
Here Be Dragons (Sharon Kay Penman)
Here Be Dragons
20
Sharon Kay Penman
The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
21
Mary Stewart
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
22
Victor Hugo
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
23
Walter Scott
King John / Henry VIII (Shakespeare - Signet)
King John / Henry VIII
24
Shakespeare - Signet
King Lear (Shakespeare (Signet))
King Lear
25
Shakespeare (Signet)
The Kingmaker´S Daughter
The Kingmaker´S Daughter
26
The Kings in Winter (Cecelia Holland)
The Kings in Winter
27
Cecelia Holland
A King's Ransom (Sharon Kay Penman)
A King's Ransom
28
Sharon Kay Penman
Lady of the English (Elizabeth Chadwick)
Lady of the English
29
Elizabeth Chadwick
The Lady of the Lake (Sir Walter Scott)
The Lady of the Lake
30
Sir Walter Scott
The Lady of the Rivers (Philippa Gregory)
The Lady of the Rivers
31
Philippa Gregory
The Land Beyond the Sea (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Land Beyond the Sea
32
Sharon Kay Penman
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
33
Mary Stewart
The Last Englishman (Hebe Weenolsen)
The Last Englishman
34
Hebe Weenolsen
Lionheart (Sharon Kay Penman)
Lionheart
35
Sharon Kay Penman
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
36
Bengtsson
The Lost Queen (Signe Pike)
The Lost Queen
37
Signe Pike
MacBeth (Shakespeare)
MacBeth
38
Shakespeare
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
39
Lauren Groff
Men of Iron
Men of Iron
40
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