Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland

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1	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,137,238 ratings score: 28,168, and 286 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 814,942 ratings score: 24,416, and 250 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 510,042 ratings score: 13,788, and 143 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.13 avg rating — 211,701 ratings score: 12,808, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 380,079 ratings score: 11,471, and 120 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 229,128 ratings score: 10,899, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 270,889 ratings score: 10,678, and 113 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 797,990 ratings score: 10,535, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.29 avg rating — 24,832 ratings score: 10,287, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,558 ratings score: 9,808, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 323,937 ratings score: 9,466, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 326,873 ratings score: 9,460, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 109,927 ratings score: 8,882, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 46,003 ratings score: 8,011, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 265,878 ratings score: 6,446, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 181,235 ratings score: 6,392, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	London by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 33,795 ratings score: 6,172, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 224,104 ratings score: 6,023, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 172,789 ratings score: 6,009, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) by C.J. Sansom 4.07 avg rating — 60,531 ratings score: 5,776, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin 3.93 avg rating — 40,674 ratings score: 5,705, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) by Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 70,110 ratings score: 5,401, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 48,065 ratings score: 5,302, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 998,963 ratings score: 5,044, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 60,571 ratings score: 5,003, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 69,207 ratings score: 4,953, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 189,265 ratings score: 4,895, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.40 avg rating — 10,584 ratings score: 4,839, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.45 avg rating — 9,665 ratings score: 4,766, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 9,743 ratings score: 4,734, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 348,245 ratings score: 4,664, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 103,254 ratings score: 4,624, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.26 avg rating — 17,275 ratings score: 4,512, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 235,573 ratings score: 4,462, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 40,280 ratings score: 4,447, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 28,740 ratings score: 4,216, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir 3.98 avg rating — 34,783 ratings score: 4,215, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Atonement by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 555,315 ratings score: 4,211, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 163,495 ratings score: 4,054, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey 3.90 avg rating — 37,629 ratings score: 3,979, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 94,616 ratings score: 3,969, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 251,273 ratings score: 3,947, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) by T.H. White 4.07 avg rating — 116,820 ratings score: 3,894, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 83,471 ratings score: 3,853, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 53,855 ratings score: 3,832, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 116,200 ratings score: 3,828, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.76 avg rating — 98,264 ratings score: 3,826, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 77,231 ratings score: 3,800, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.30 avg rating — 9,325 ratings score: 3,705, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1) by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 17,637 ratings score: 3,624, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 3.89 avg rating — 44,805 ratings score: 3,569, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 166,975 ratings score: 3,509, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 43,814 ratings score: 3,283, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 545,829 ratings score: 3,189, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Trinity by Leon Uris 4.29 avg rating — 25,149 ratings score: 3,044, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The House at Riverton by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 124,096 ratings score: 3,041, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.07 avg rating — 17,654 ratings score: 2,934, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) by C.J. Sansom 4.26 avg rating — 32,284 ratings score: 2,904, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier 3.99 avg rating — 23,382 ratings score: 2,756, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 140,505 ratings score: 2,710, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.94 avg rating — 11,873 ratings score: 2,665, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.38 avg rating — 8,113 ratings score: 2,658, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 16,419 ratings score: 2,634, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles 3.88 avg rating — 55,077 ratings score: 2,616, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Thornless Rose (Elizabethan Time Travel #1) by Morgan O'Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 842 ratings score: 2,565, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 24,718 ratings score: 2,493, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 15,228 ratings score: 2,489, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) by C.J. Sansom 4.37 avg rating — 26,853 ratings score: 2,444, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) by T.H. White 3.89 avg rating — 28,070 ratings score: 2,405, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield 4.33 avg rating — 3,133 ratings score: 2,384, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 100,110 ratings score: 2,379, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 91,461 ratings score: 2,303, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) by C.J. Sansom 4.30 avg rating — 31,957 ratings score: 2,292, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	A Second Chance (Bradford, #1) by Christina Paul (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 2,273, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	A Rose for Lancaster by Christine Elaine Black (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 2,219, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 238,924 ratings score: 2,217, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	A Queen's Spy (The Tudor Mystery Trials #1) by Samantha Burnell (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,232 ratings score: 2,179, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Wait for Me by Caroline Leech (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,514 ratings score: 2,135, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2) by Ariana Franklin 3.96 avg rating — 13,693 ratings score: 2,131, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) by Mary Stewart 4.25 avg rating — 22,842 ratings score: 2,103, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 44,661 ratings score: 2,100, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 342,457 ratings score: 2,098, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey, #3) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 35,362 ratings score: 2,025, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) by Ellis Peters 4.08 avg rating — 13,041 ratings score: 1,959, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles 4.02 avg rating — 13,548 ratings score: 1,952, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Ireland by Frank Delaney 4.05 avg rating — 11,989 ratings score: 1,926, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Under the Emerald Sky: Gripping historical fiction in 19th century Ireland (The Irish Fortune Series #1) by Juliane Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 505 ratings score: 1,898, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.14 avg rating — 10,021 ratings score: 1,883, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 51,873 ratings score: 1,878, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Mariana by Susanna Kearsley (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 26,142 ratings score: 1,784, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6,467 ratings score: 1,770, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears 3.94 avg rating — 26,770 ratings score: 1,691, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) by Mary Stewart 4.18 avg rating — 16,569 ratings score: 1,688, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine 4.07 avg rating — 8,388 ratings score: 1,673, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 30,438 ratings score: 1,659, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Exit Unicorns by Cindy Brandner (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,424 ratings score: 1,653, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier 3.82 avg rating — 14,368 ratings score: 1,626, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) by Winston Graham 4.08 avg rating — 34,909 ratings score: 1,569, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Taking Chances (Bradford, #2) by Christina Paul (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 1,568, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) by Walter Scott 3.69 avg rating — 10,259 ratings score: 1,567, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Bettie (new)

Oct 20, 2009 12:20PM

If you want to include the whole of Ireland then the term UK doesn't cover it.

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message 2: by Jan (new)

Oct 21, 2009 12:16AM

Bettie wrote: "If you want to include the whole of Ireland then the term UK doesn't cover it."

Thanks for pointing that out, I guess I should have said the UK and the whole of Ireland.

How fab to see so many great books added to this little list I started.

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message 3: by Bettie (last edited Oct 21, 2009 02:40AM) (new)

Oct 21, 2009 02:38AM

Beadyjan wrote: "Bettie wrote: "If you want to include the whole of Ireland then the term UK doesn't cover it."

Thanks for pointing that out, I guess I should have said the UK and the whole of Ireland.

How f..."

Hello there Beadyjan - the term British Isles covers all and everything. And, you are right - it's an all encompassing subject for a list. I had to stop myself at 75 to leave room for the 'musts' later on.

:O)

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message 4: by Tamarin (new)

Oct 11, 2011 02:38AM

Yay!
I have just found out that I have a passion for this genre & can't wait to start reading.
Thanks for the list! :)

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message 5: by Norain (new)

Oct 15, 2011 08:48AM

What part of The Thirteenth Tale is historical fiction, if I may ask?

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message 6: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 15, 2011 09:17AM

Brideshead Revisited is historical fiction?!?

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message 7: by Bettie (new)

Oct 15, 2011 10:14AM

Susanna wrote: "Brideshead Revisited is historical fiction?!?"

Brideshead Revisionisted ?

;OP

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message 8: by L. (last edited Dec 31, 2011 03:44PM) (new)

Dec 31, 2011 03:42PM

What is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan doing on this list? It all took place in China. And Jurassic Park???

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 31, 2011 04:07PM

Removed Snow Flower and Jurassic Park.

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message 10: by Elise (new)

Jun 22, 2012 02:36AM

Isn't historical fiction something that was in the past for the author? While books such as Pride and Prejudice may be very much in the past now, they weren't for the author, so should they be on this list?

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message 11: by Jemidar (last edited Oct 19, 2012 09:59AM) (new)

Oct 19, 2012 09:56AM

This list needs a good clean up. There are quite a few that aren't historical fiction (not by anyone's definition) and a couple that aren't set in UK and Ireland or aren't fiction. Will post a list of problem books I spotted if anybody wants one.

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 19, 2012 10:43AM

That would be great, Jemidar; particularly if you could list whereabouts on the list you saw it (makes tracking down the suckers easier when removing).

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message 13: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 20, 2012 10:50AM

Susanna wrote: "That would be great, Jemidar; particularly if you could list whereabouts on the list you saw it (makes tracking down the suckers easier when removing)."

Seconded ...

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message 14: by Wanda (new)

Oct 20, 2012 02:30PM

#152 is a book which I do not believe to be historical fiction. Flavia is a fun-to-read modern (1950/1960) mystery series. I enjoy the series very much but do not believe it qualifies as h-f. If I am wrong, I apologize.

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message 15: by Wanda (new)

Oct 20, 2012 02:34PM

Argh! There are too many others. I will wait for Jemidar's list.

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message 16: by Jemidar (last edited Oct 20, 2012 02:42PM) (new)

Oct 20, 2012 02:41PM

I'm still working on it. Between finding more than than I originally thought there were and the page taking ages to load it's pretty slow and tedious going. Coming soon though. Promise!

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message 17: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 20, 2012 02:54PM

It's set sixty years ago - isn't that historical fiction?

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 20, 2012 02:57PM

Jemidar wrote: "I'm still working on it. Between finding more than than I originally thought there were and the page taking ages to load it's pretty slow and tedious going. Coming soon though. Promise!"

Yeah, the new green warts really speed things up.

Not.

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 22, 2012 01:26AM

Susanna wrote: "Yeah, the new green warts really speed things up.

Not."

Amen!! (Again.) Big annoyance, that.

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message 20: by Wanda (new)

Oct 22, 2012 03:50AM

Susanna wrote: "It's set sixty years ago - isn't that historical fiction?"

Not for me. The term historical fiction is a subjective one. I would consider Flavia as more modern fiction/literature. H-F to me means more along the lines of Sharon Kay Penman and Dorothy Dunnett. So, the term will remain subjective. I won't argue or debate. I will just go.

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message 21: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 22, 2012 09:50AM

Frankly, I have a lot more problem with Pride and Prejudice being in the top twenty.

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message 22: by Lobstergirl (new)

Feb 17, 2013 04:30PM

Deleted The Secret Garden and Pride and Prejudice, which are not historical fiction properly defined.

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message 23: by Lobstergirl (new)

Feb 17, 2013 04:31PM

Deleted The Little Stranger, same.

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message 24: by Rehana (new)

Apr 03, 2013 05:57PM

number 440 .. Catch 22 .. does not belong.

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message 25: by Lobstergirl (new)

Apr 03, 2013 06:04PM

Deleted.

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message 26: by Erin (last edited Apr 18, 2013 08:04AM) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 07:55AM

Wives and Daughters #100 wouldn't be historical fiction. When it was published it was quite contemporary. Neither would be North and South #232 for the same reasons. Wuthering Heights #246 should also be removed.

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message 27: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Apr 18, 2013 10:46AM) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 09:04AM

Deleted -- along with a minor boatload of other novels likewise not belonging into the historical fiction category because they were contemporary from their authors' POV (essentially, everybody's 19th century darlings ... Austen, the Brontes, Gaskell, Hardy and Trollope. Fortunately at least Dickens and George Eliot haven't made an appearance yet -- or if they have, I've missed them!)

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 18, 2013 09:32AM

Well, Tale of Two Cities would probably be OK (historical fiction even in Dickens' day), but yeah.

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message 29: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 10:49AM

Susanna wrote: "Well, Tale of Two Cities would probably be OK (historical fiction even in Dickens' day)"

True. A Tale of Two Cities I'd have left ... but that's about the only one by Dickens I can think of that would qualify.

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message 30: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 18, 2013 11:10AM

Barnaby Rudge is, I think, his only other historical novel.

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message 31: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 11:42AM

Susanna wrote: "Barnaby Rudge is, I think, his only other historical novel."

Ah yes, of course, true again ... :)

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message 32: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 18, 2013 02:19PM

Heh, I've been familiar with that one since I was a child - we had a dog named "Barnaby Rudge."

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message 33: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 02:24PM

Was he anything like the character?

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message 34: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 18, 2013 02:36PM

I have not read the novel (yet - I'm keeping some Dickens novels for my next insomnia bout), but the dog was sweet, stupid, and had a guilty conscience (he clicked his jaw when he wanted to confess, and would then lead us to the spot he wished to be chastised about).

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message 35: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 04:13PM

That sounds very sweet (and naively innocent) indeed! Also very much like what my sister's dog Timmy would have done (who in turn was named for the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five series). And NOT at all what either of my cats would ever even have remotely considered doing (yours not either, I bet) ...

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message 36: by Lobstergirl (new)

Apr 18, 2013 04:16PM

Sounds like a Turgenev dog. I'm reading Turgenev right now and his stories are filled with dogs who are smiling, or angry, or "smiling uneasily," etc.

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message 37: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 18, 2013 04:18PM

As long as they're not starting to talk, like Martha Grimes's ...

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message 38: by Lobstergirl (new)

Apr 18, 2013 05:02PM

No. There is actually one sketch where a poodle's owner is trying to teach it the ABC's, but the dog refuses to learn.

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message 39: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 18, 2013 08:56PM

No, none of my cats have ever had a guilty conscience about anything!

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message 40: by Donald (new)

Aug 22, 2013 11:30AM

413 - contemporary 'vampires' fighting crime in upstate New York . . .how on earth has it made the list?

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message 41: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 22, 2013 11:51AM

Donald wrote: "413 - contemporary 'vampires' fighting crime in upstate New York . . .how on earth has it made the list?"

Which book are you referring to -- or did you delete the entry in question yourself already? As I'm looking at the list, none of the (several) books currently ranked #413 seem to match your description. What am I missing?

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message 42: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 22, 2013 11:55AM

I just deleted. It was Dark Lover. Also got one set in Texas.

Please do identify titles, though, along with a ranking - many books often share one ranking on a list.

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message 43: by Donald (last edited Aug 22, 2013 12:05PM) (new)

Aug 22, 2013 11:58AM

424 - The Witches of Chiswick is really scifi/alternate history, not historical fiction
413 was JR Ward Dark Lover - somebody else must have removed it

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message 44: by Donald (new)

Aug 22, 2013 12:15PM

403 Dark Prince - contemporary US vampires again
449 The Fate of Empire, 1776-2000 (A History of Britain, #3) - Pure History, not fiction
Also is the 1970s historical fiction? 424 Naked
418 The Punk Ethic - contemporary no idea if it's even set in UK

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message 45: by Donald (new)

Aug 22, 2013 12:28PM

55 The Hound Of The Baskervilles? Victorian Detective written by Victorian author surely?

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message 46: by Donald (new)

Aug 22, 2013 12:57PM

176 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde again written as contemporary to the author

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message 47: by Donald (new)

Aug 22, 2013 03:34PM

212 I Claudius is set in Ancient Rome surely?
291 Dark Fever seems to be Urban Fantasy
245 Oliver Twist contemporary Dickens?