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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
Philippa Gregory
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The Queen's Fool
The Queen's Fool
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Philippa Gregory)
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess
The Constant Princess
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The Murder of King Tut (James Patterson)
The Murder of King Tut
James Patterson
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The Virgin's Lover
The Virgin's Lover
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Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
William Shakespeare
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The Other Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
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The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
Philippa Gregory
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The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
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The Clansman (Thomas Dixon Jr.)
The Clansman
Thomas Dixon Jr.
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The White Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The White Princess
Philippa Gregory
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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
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Mistress of the Art of Death
Mistress of the Art of Death
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
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The King's Daughter (Sandra Worth)
The King's Daughter
Sandra Worth
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Labyrinth (Kate Mosse)
Labyrinth
Kate Mosse
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The Expected One
The Expected One
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The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer
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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
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The Queen's Fool (Philippa Gregory)
The Queen's Fool
Philippa Gregory
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
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Those Who Love (Irving Stone)
Those Who Love
Irving Stone
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Abraham Africanus I (JF Feeks)
Abraham Africanus I
JF Feeks
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The Tsarina's Daughter (Carolly Erickson)
The Tsarina's Daughter
Carolly Erickson
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A Broken Vessel
A Broken Vessel
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Brief Gaudy Hour (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Brief Gaudy Hour
Margaret Campbell Barnes
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The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
Conn Iggulden
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The Spy (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Spy
James Fenimore Cooper
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber
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Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Nick Drake)
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead
Nick Drake
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Mistress of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Mistress of Rome
Kate Quinn
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Sister Teresa (Barbara Mujica)
Sister Teresa
Barbara Mujica
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