Great Historical Fiction

A Listmania! list by The Wanderer
 
The Ruby in Her Navel
1.  The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully evocative and masterfully written - a story of love and intrigue in 12th-century Sicily."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great 1)
2.  The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great 1) by Bernard Cornwell
The list author says:
  "A gripping and immersive tale, and a fantastic evocation of 9th-century England; first in a series."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Religion
3.  The Religion by Tim Willocks
The list author says:
  "An epic story of intrigue and action, set amidst the carnage of the 1565 Ottoman siege of Malta."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Sovereign (Shardlake)
4.  Sovereign (Shardlake) by C. J. Sansom
The list author says:
  "A thrilling and immersive novel of political conspiracy in England under King Henry VIII."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)

The Tenderness of Wolves
5.  The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
The list author says:
  "An engaging and well-imagined depiction of frontier life in Ontario in 1867."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)

The Winter King
6.  The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
The list author says:
  "A thoroughly engrossing historical re-imagining of Arthurian England; the first in a trilogy."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)

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Imperium
7.  Imperium by Robert Harris
The list author says:
  "A compelling fictionalisation of Cicero, one of Roman history's most famous figures."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)

The Seeing Stone (Arthur)
8.  The Seeing Stone (Arthur) by Kevin Crossley-Holland
The list author says:
  "Colourful and captivating - a tale of manorial life, set on the Welsh Marches in 1199. The first in a trilogy."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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