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Historical Fiction Recommended by Historians

"The fact is that, when they're done well, historical novels are a really exciting way to learn about history, because they combine the emotional involvement of fiction with the narrative of events that took place and details of how life was lived in the past. For that reason, we're always excited when a historian chooses a work of historical fiction as one of their expert recommendations. Below, we've listed all the historical fiction that's been recommended by historians (or other experts) as shedding light on their area of expertise." ~Five Books
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Dreaming the Eagle (Manda Scott)
Dreaming the Eagle
1
Manda Scott
Creation (Gore Vidal)
Creation
2
Gore Vidal
Fire From Heaven (Mary Renault)
Fire From Heaven
3
Mary Renault
Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Robert Harris)
Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome
4
Robert Harris
The Shadow of the Galilean (Gerd Theissen)
The Shadow of the Galilean
5
Gerd Theissen
War Trash (Ha Jin)
War Trash
6
Ha Jin
Life and Fate (Vassily Grossman)
Life and Fate
7
Vassily Grossman
Bellini Card (Jason Goodwin)
Bellini Card
8
Jason Goodwin
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
9
Steven Pressfield
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
10
Caleb Carr
The Town House (Norah Lofts)
The Town House
11
Norah Lofts
Boxers & Saints (Gene Luen Yang)
Boxers & Saints
12
Gene Luen Yang
The General (C.S. Forester)
The General
13
C.S. Forester
Be Like the Fox (Erica Benner)
Be Like the Fox
14
Erica Benner
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
15
Stephen Crane
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
16
Hilary Mantel
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
17
James Clavell
Red Plenty (Francis Spufford)
Red Plenty
18
Francis Spufford
The Spanish Bride (Georgette Heyer)
The Spanish Bride
19
Georgette Heyer
Wolf Totem (Jiang Rong)
Wolf Totem
20
Jiang Rong
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
21
Philip Roth
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
The Last Days of Pompeii
22
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Winter Quarters (Alfred Duggan)
Winter Quarters
23
Alfred Duggan
Stone's Fall (Iain Pears)
Stone's Fall
24
Iain Pears
Avalon (Anya Seton)
Avalon
25
Anya Seton
A Mortal Malice (Hilda Lewis)
A Mortal Malice
26
Hilda Lewis
Amenable Women (Marvis Cheek)
Amenable Women
27
Marvis Cheek
The Heretic: A Novel (Alison MacLeod)
The Heretic: A Novel
28
Alison MacLeod
Tudor Pilgrimage (Josephine Bell)
Tudor Pilgrimage
29
Josephine Bell
The Concubine (Norah Lofts)
The Concubine
30
Norah Lofts
Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand (Wallace Breem)
Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand
31
Wallace Breem
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
32
Gore Vidal
Family Favourites (Alfred Duggan)
Family Favourites
33
Alfred Duggan
Votan (John James)
Votan
34
John James
The Persian Boy (Mary Renault)
The Persian Boy
35
Mary Renault
Green Darkness (Anya Seton)
Green Darkness
36
Anya Seton
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