The Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareOthello by William ShakespeareDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Books Set in Venice
310 books — 272 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Borgia Confessions by Alyssa PalomboThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory
Fiction Set in 15th Century
77 books — 49 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryThe Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Fiction Set in 16th Century
161 books — 71 voters
The Hostage Bride by Jane FeatherThe Accidental Bride by Jane FeatherLibertine's Kiss by Judith JamesVirgin Earth by Philippa GregoryPuritan Bride by Anne O'Brien
The 17th century romance list.
25 books — 23 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareShōgun by James ClavellThe Tacksman's Daughter by Donna  Scott
Historical fiction 1600 - 1700
138 books — 83 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaQ by Luther BlissettThe Betrothed by Alessandro ManzoniRinascimento privato by Maria Bellonci
Italian Historical Fiction
114 books — 41 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffSummer of my German Soldier by Bette Greene
Books You Didn't Know Were Movies
24 books — 18 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Renaissance Club by Rachel DacusA Light of Her Own by Carrie CallaghanDear Theo by Vincent van GoghI Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira
Great books about art
198 books — 53 voters