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50 Historical Novels

Novels from the historical fiction genre don't show up all that often on those "100 books you MUST read before you die" according to whomever lists, but it's always been a genre dear to my heart and deserving of it's rightful place among the greats. Here are some wonderful historical novels that anyone interested in the genre should read.
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The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
Michael Faber
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Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
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Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
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As Meat Loves Salt
As Meat Loves Salt
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Pope Joan
Pope Joan
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Slammerkin (Emma Donoghue)
Slammerkin
Emma Donoghue
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Life Mask
Life Mask
8
Silk
Silk
9
The Vintner's Luck
The Vintner's Luck
10
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
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Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
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The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
13
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
Lyndsay Faye
14
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
Pat Barker
15
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
David Benioff
16
The Doctor by Patricia Duncker
The Doctor by Patricia Duncker
17
Susannah Morrow (Megan Chance)
Susannah Morrow
Megan Chance
18
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
Geraldine Brooks
19
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
Hannah Kent
20
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea
21
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
22
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
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Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
24
Misfortune by Wesley Stace
Misfortune by Wesley Stace
25
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
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Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
29
Farewell My Concubine by Lillian Lee
Farewell My Concubine by Lillian Lee
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Lady's Maid (Margaret Forster)
Lady's Maid
Margaret Forster
31
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
32
Longbourn
Longbourn
33
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
34
The Signature of All Things
The Signature of All Things
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The God in Flight by Laura Argiri
The God in Flight by Laura Argiri
36
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
Geraldine Brooks
37
Black Sheep (Georgette Heyer)
Black Sheep
Georgette Heyer
38
Lady of Quality (Georgette Heyer)
Lady of Quality
Georgette Heyer
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The Corinthian (Georgette Heyer)
The Corinthian
Georgette Heyer
40
The Sealed Letter
The Sealed Letter
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