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Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction Per Goodreads (And Me)

Historical fiction, by definition, stretches the truth for the sake of narrative. It's unlikely that JP Morgan invited Henry Ford to a secret meeting at his home so they could form a mystic society, as is depicted in a chapter of "Ragtime" by EL Doctorow, but at least the confabulation is based on the real historical figures' vivid and somewhat nutty personalities. The happy-go-lucky darkies and gallant Southern gentlemen of "Gone With the Wind," however, may be more the product of Miss Mitchell's imagination than anthropological research. Here are some more books which fans of the genre believe to have exceeded artistic license, plus a couple that I found just silly.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
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Philippa Gregory
The Queen's Fool
The Queen's Fool
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
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Margaret Mitchell
The Boleyn Inheritance (Philippa Gregory)
The Boleyn Inheritance
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Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The Constant Princess
5
Philippa Gregory
The Murder of King Tut (James Patterson)
The Murder of King Tut
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James Patterson
The Virgin's Lover (Philippa Gregory)
The Virgin's Lover
7
Philippa Gregory
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
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William Shakespeare
The Other Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Queen
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Philippa Gregory
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
10
Arthur Golden
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
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Philippa Gregory
The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
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Philippa Gregory
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
13
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
14
Sir Walter Scott
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
15
Ken Follett
The Clansman (Thomas Dixon Jr.)
The Clansman
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Thomas Dixon Jr.
The White Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The White Princess
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Philippa Gregory
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Ariana Franklin)
Mistress of the Art of Death
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Ariana Franklin
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
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Anita Diamant
The King's Daughter (Sandra Worth)
The King's Daughter
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Sandra Worth
Labyrinth (Kate Mosse)
Labyrinth
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Kate Mosse
The Expected One
The Expected One
24
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer
25
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
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James Fenimore Cooper
The Queen's Fool (Philippa Gregory)
The Queen's Fool
27
Philippa Gregory
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
28
John Boyne
Those Who Love (Irving Stone)
Those Who Love
29
Irving Stone
Abraham Africanus I (JF Feeks)
Abraham Africanus I
30
JF Feeks
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
31
The Tsarina's Daughter (Carolly Erickson)
The Tsarina's Daughter
32
Carolly Erickson
A Broken Vessel
A Broken Vessel
33
Brief Gaudy Hour (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Brief Gaudy Hour
34
Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
35
Conn Iggulden
The Spy (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Spy
36
James Fenimore Cooper
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
37
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Nick Drake)
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead
38
Nick Drake
Mistress of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Mistress of Rome
39
Kate Quinn
Sister Teresa (Barbara Mujica)
Sister Teresa
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Barbara Mujica
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