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Historical Fiction Reads - Page 2

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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The Grass Crown (Colleen McCullough)
The Grass Crown
41
Colleen McCullough
Harlequin (Bernard Cornwell)
Harlequin
42
Bernard Cornwell
The Hearth and Eagle (Anya Seton)
The Hearth and Eagle
43
Anya Seton
Here Be Dragons (Sharon Penman)
Here Be Dragons
44
Sharon Penman
Holy Fools (Joanne Harris)
Holy Fools
45
Joanne Harris
Hugh and Bess (Susan Higginbotham)
Hugh and Bess
46
Susan Higginbotham
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
47
Robert Graves
I Elizabeth (Rosalind Miles)
I Elizabeth
48
Rosalind Miles
Into the Wilderness (Sara Donati)
Into the Wilderness
49
Sara Donati
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
50
Sir Walter Scott
The Jacobite Trilogy (DK Broster)
The Jacobite Trilogy
51
DK Broster
The Jewel of Medina (Sherry Jones)
The Jewel of Medina
52
Sherry Jones
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
53
Susanna Clarke
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
54
Anya Seton
The King's General (Daphne Du Maurier)
The King's General
55
Daphne Du Maurier
The Kiowa Verdict (Cynthia Haseloff)
The Kiowa Verdict
56
Cynthia Haseloff
Knight's Honour (Roberta Gellis)
Knight's Honour
57
Roberta Gellis
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
58
Sigrid Undset
The Lady and the Unicorn (Tracy Chevalier)
The Lady and the Unicorn
59
Tracy Chevalier
Lady in Waiting (Rosemary Sutcliff)
Lady in Waiting
60
Rosemary Sutcliff
Lady of Hay (Barbara Erskine)
Lady of Hay
61
Barbara Erskine
Lady of the Eternal City (Kate Quinn)
Lady of the Eternal City
62
Kate Quinn
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
63
Bernard Cornwell
The Last Queen (C.W. Gortner)
The Last Queen
64
C.W. Gortner
Lion Dormant (Carol Wensby-Scott)
Lion Dormant
65
Carol Wensby-Scott
Lion Let Loose (Nigel Tranter)
Lion Let Loose
66
Nigel Tranter
Lion of Alnwick (Carol Wensby-Scott)
Lion of Alnwick
67
Carol Wensby-Scott
A Little in Love (Susan Fletcher)
A Little in Love
68
Susan Fletcher
Longing (J.D. Landis)
Longing
69
J.D. Landis
Lorna Doone (R. D. Blackmore)
Lorna Doone
70
R. D. Blackmore
The Mad Women's Ball (Victoria Mas)
The Mad Women's Ball
71
Victoria Mas
Margaret the First (Danielle Dutton)
Margaret the First
72
Danielle Dutton
Mariana (Susanna Kearsley)
Mariana
73
Susanna Kearsley
The Marriage of Meggotta (Edith Pargeter)
The Marriage of Meggotta
74
Edith Pargeter
The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Margaret George)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
75
Margaret George
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
76
Margarite Yourcenar
The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)
The Miniaturist
77
Jessie Burton
The Mischief of the Mistletoe (Lauren Willig)
The Mischief of the Mistletoe
78
Lauren Willig
The More I See You (Lynn Kurland)
The More I See You
79
Lynn Kurland
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
80
Umberto Eco
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