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Historical Fiction Reads

Mainly straight historical fiction but there are a few time travel and historical fantasy books on here. I capped it at a maximum of two books per author otherwise there would be only a handful of authors on this list. So get a big bar of chocolate, a nice blanket and slip out of the twenty first century.
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
1
Margaret Atwood
Another Chance to Dream (Lynn Kurland)
Another Chance to Dream
2
Lynn Kurland
The Architect's Apprentice (Elif Shafak)
The Architect's Apprentice
3
Elif Shafak
The Athenian Women (Alessandro Barbero)
The Athenian Women
4
Alessandro Barbero
The Bastard King (Jean Plaidy)
The Bastard King
5
Jean Plaidy
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
6
Toni Morrison
The Birth of Venus (Sarah Dunant)
The Birth of Venus
7
Sarah Dunant
Blood and Beauty (Sarah Dunant)
Blood and Beauty
8
Sarah Dunant
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury (Edith Pargeter)
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
9
Edith Pargeter
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
10
Penelope Fitzgerald
Bond of Blood (Roberta Gellis)
Bond of Blood
11
Roberta Gellis
Bringing Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bringing Up the Bodies
12
Hilary Mantel
The Bruce Trilogy (Nigel Tranter)
The Bruce Trilogy
13
Nigel Tranter
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
14
Louis De Bernières
A Catch of Consequence (Diana Norman)
A Catch of Consequence
15
Diana Norman
Child of the Phoenix (Barbara Erskine)
Child of the Phoenix
16
Barbara Erskine
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
17
Madeleine Miller
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
18
Jean M. Auel
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
The Conqueror's Wife (Noel B. Gerson)
The Conqueror's Wife
20
Noel B. Gerson
The Conquest (Elizabeth Chadwick)
The Conquest
21
Elizabeth Chadwick
The Corner That Held Them (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Corner That Held Them
22
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Count Bohemond (Alfred Duggan)
Count Bohemond
23
Alfred Duggan
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
24
Michael Faber
Cross Stitch (Diana Gabaldon)
Cross Stitch
25
Diana Gabaldon
The Daughter of Siena (Marina Fiorato)
The Daughter of Siena
26
Marina Fiorato
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
27
Juliet Marillier
Death at Rainy Mountain (Mardi Oakley Medawar)
Death at Rainy Mountain
28
Mardi Oakley Medawar
The De Lacy Inheritance (Elizabeth Ashworth)
The De Lacy Inheritance
29
Elizabeth Ashworth
Dreaming the Eagle (Manda Scott)
Dreaming the Eagle
30
Manda Scott
Fatal Majesty (Reay Tannahill)
Fatal Majesty
31
Reay Tannahill
The First Man in Rome (Colleen McCullough)
The First Man in Rome
32
Colleen McCullough
The Forest (Edward Rutherfurd)
The Forest
33
Edward Rutherfurd
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
34
Kathleen Winsor
The Ft. Larned Incident (Mardi Oakley Medawar)
The Ft. Larned Incident
35
Mardi Oakley Medawar
The Founding (Cynthia Harrod-Eagles)
The Founding
36
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Four Sisters, All Queens (Sherry Jones)
Four Sisters, All Queens
37
Sherry Jones
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
38
Daphne Du Maurier
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
39
Tracy Chevalier
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
40
Margaret Mitchell
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