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Over Sixty Years of Historical Novels

Starting with The Silver Sword in the 1960s, I have always enjoyed historical fiction - I read lots of Plaidy, Seton, Campbell Barney's, Lofts etc before 2000
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
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Anthony Doerr
An Echo in the Bone (Diana Gabaldon)
An Echo in the Bone
2
Diana Gabaldon
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
3
Frank McCourt
Ascent (Jed Mercurio)
Ascent
4
Jed Mercurio
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
5
Ian McEwan
Avalon
Avalon
6
The Bastard King (Jean Plaidy)
The Bastard King
7
Jean Plaidy
The Battle of the Queens (Jean Plaidy)
The Battle of the Queens
8
Jean Plaidy
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
9
Kate Atkinson
Beyond the Blue Mountains (Jean Plaidy)
Beyond the Blue Mountains
10
Jean Plaidy
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
11
Sebastian Faulks
Bless This House (Norah Lofts)
Bless This House
12
Norah Lofts
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
Brief Gaudy Hour (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Brief Gaudy Hour
14
Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Brittle Glass (Norah Lofts)
The Brittle Glass
15
Norah Lofts
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
16
Colm Toibin
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S (Jennifer Worth)
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S
17
Jennifer Worth
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
18
Louis De Bernieres
Captive Queen of Scots (Jean Plaidy)
Captive Queen of Scots
19
Jean Plaidy
Cashelmara (Susan Howatch)
Cashelmara
20
Susan Howatch
Castile for Isabella (Jean Plaidy)
Castile for Isabella
21
Jean Plaidy
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
22
Heather Morris
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Robert Graves)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
23
Robert Graves
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
24
Charles Frazier
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
25
Alice Walker
The Concubine (Norah Lofts)
The Concubine
26
Norah Lofts
Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Corelli's Mandolin
27
Louis De Bernières
Courting Her Highness (Jean Plaidy)
Courting Her Highness
28
Jean Plaidy
The Courts of Love (Jean Plaidy)
The Courts of Love
29
Jean Plaidy
Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
Daughter of Time
30
Josephine Tey
Daughters of Spain (Jean Plaidy)
Daughters of Spain
31
Jean Plaidy
Death Comes to Pemberley (P.D James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
32
P.D James
Devil Water (Anya Seton)
Devil Water
33
Anya Seton
The Dig (John Preston)
The Dig
34
John Preston
The Diplomat's Wife (Pam Jenoff)
The Diplomat's Wife
35
Pam Jenoff
Dissolution (C.J. Sansom)
Dissolution
36
C.J. Sansom
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
37
Boris Pasternak
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
38
Diana Gabaldon
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)
Dragonwyck
39
Anya Seton
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
40
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