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H Is for Historical Fiction

This is a list of one hundred historical fiction books that either I have read or I am planning to read! I was generous with my definition of "historical fiction", allowing for fantasy if it had a specific historical setting as well as stories that have only part of their narrative taking place in the past.
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1356 (Bernard Cornwell)
1356
1
Bernard Cornwell
All the Beautiful Girls (Elizabeth J Church)
All the Beautiful Girls
2
Elizabeth J Church
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
The Anarchists' Club (Alex Reeve)
The Anarchists' Club
4
Alex Reeve
The Ashes of London (Andrew Taylor)
The Ashes of London
5
Andrew Taylor
The Atomic Weight of Love (Elizabeth Church)
The Atomic Weight of Love
6
Elizabeth Church
The Bedlam Stacks (Natasha Pulley)
The Bedlam Stacks
7
Natasha Pulley
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
9
Markus Zusak
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (John Boyne)
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
10
John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
11
John Boyne
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
12
Hilary Mantel
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
13
Madeleine Miller
The Clockmaker's Daughter (Kate Morton)
The Clockmaker's Daughter
14
Kate Morton
The Clockwork Sparrow (Katherine Woodfine)
The Clockwork Sparrow
15
Katherine Woodfine
Clover Moon (Jacqueline Wilson)
Clover Moon
16
Jacqueline Wilson
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Sara Collins)
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
18
Sara Collins
Crooked Heart (Lissa Evans)
Crooked Heart
19
Lissa Evans
Dating Hamlet (Lisa Fiedler)
Dating Hamlet
20
Lisa Fiedler
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
21
Sebastian Barry
The Distant Hours (Kate Morton)
The Distant Hours
22
Kate Morton
The Dollmaker of Krakow (R. M. Romero)
The Dollmaker of Krakow
23
R. M. Romero
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
24
Justina Ireland
The Electrical Venus (Julie Mayhew)
The Electrical Venus
25
Julie Mayhew
Emerald Star (Jacqueline Wilson)
Emerald Star
26
Jacqueline Wilson
The Emperor's Babe (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Emperor's Babe
27
Bernardine Evaristo
Enchantee (Gita Trelease)
Enchantee
28
Gita Trelease
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
29
Sarah Perry
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Chris Cleave)
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
30
Chris Cleave
False Lights (K. J. Whittaker)
False Lights
31
K. J. Whittaker
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
32
Sarah Waters
The Fire Court (Andrew Taylor)
The Fire Court
33
Andrew Taylor
The Floating Theatre (Martha Conway)
The Floating Theatre
34
Martha Conway
Foe (J.M.Coetzee)
Foe
35
J.M.Coetzee
Fools and Mortals (Bernard Cornwell)
Fools and Mortals
36
Bernard Cornwell
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
37
Kate Morton
Frankissstein (Jeanette Winterson)
Frankissstein
38
Jeanette Winterson
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
39
John Fowles
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
40
Fannie Flagg
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