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Great Historical Fiction Set in the Middle Ages - Page 2

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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Morality Play (Unsworth)
Morality Play
41
Unsworth
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
42
Eco
The Norse Queen (Johanna Wittenberg)
The Norse Queen
43
Johanna Wittenberg
Otto of the Silver Hand (Howard Pyle)
Otto of the Silver Hand
44
Howard Pyle
Owen Archer Series (Robb)
Owen Archer Series
45
Robb
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
46
Ken Follett
The Plantagenet Saga (Jean Plaidy)
The Plantagenet Saga
47
Jean Plaidy
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
48
Donna Woolfolk Cross
Quentin Durward (Sir Walter Scott)
Quentin Durward
49
Sir Walter Scott
The Reckoning (Sharon Penman)
The Reckoning
50
Sharon Penman
Richard II (Shakespeare - Signet)
Richard II
51
Shakespeare - Signet
Richard III (Shakespeare (Signet))
Richard III
52
Shakespeare (Signet)
Robin Hood (Howard Pyle)
Robin Hood
53
Howard Pyle
The Saxon Tales Collection (Bernard Cornwell)
The Saxon Tales Collection
54
Bernard Cornwell
Sir Nigel (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sir Nigel
55
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sister Fidelma Mysteries (Peter Tremayne)
Sister Fidelma Mysteries
56
Peter Tremayne
Stormbird (Conn Iggulden)
Stormbird
57
Conn Iggulden
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
58
Sharon Kay Penman
Sword at Sunset (Rosemary Sutcliffe)
Sword at Sunset
59
Rosemary Sutcliffe
The Talisman (Walter Scott)
The Talisman
60
Walter Scott
Taras Bulba (Nikolai Gogol)
Taras Bulba
61
Nikolai Gogol
Time and Chance (Sharon Kay Penman)
Time and Chance
62
Sharon Kay Penman
The Vikings (Edison Marshall)
The Vikings
63
Edison Marshall
War of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou (Conn Iggulden)
War of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou
64
Conn Iggulden
War of the Roses: Ravenspur (Conn Iggulden)
War of the Roses: Ravenspur
65
Conn Iggulden
The Warlord Chronicles (Bernard Cornwall)
The Warlord Chronicles
66
Bernard Cornwall
We Speak No Treason (Rosemary Hawley Jarman)
We Speak No Treason
67
Rosemary Hawley Jarman
When Christ and His Saints Slept
When Christ and His Saints Slept
68
The White Company (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The White Company
69
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The White Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The White Princess
70
Philippa Gregory
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
71
Philippa Gregory
The Wicked Day (Mary Stewart)
The Wicked Day
72
Mary Stewart
The Widow Queen (Elzbieta Cherezinska)
The Widow Queen
73
Elzbieta Cherezinska
With Fire and Sword (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
With Fire and Sword
74
Henryk Sienkiewicz
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
75
Ken Follett
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