Wendyb's votes on the list Best Literary Historical Fiction

Listopia > Wendyb's votes on the list Best Literary Historical Fiction (47 Books)

1	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 232,076 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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 Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 393,790 ratings Wendyb rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.16 avg rating — 2,103,070 ratings Wendyb rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 825,422 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 104,503 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,668 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) by Caleb Carr 4.06 avg rating — 181,078 ratings Wendyb rated it 5 stars See Review	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	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 72,881 ratings	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	The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 260,094 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.29 avg rating — 24,975 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) by C.J. Sansom 4.06 avg rating — 61,279 ratings Wendyb rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 3.89 avg rating — 45,035 ratings	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	Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) by C.J. Sansom 4.26 avg rating — 32,697 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake, #6) by C.J. Sansom 4.43 avg rating — 19,651 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) by C.J. Sansom 4.36 avg rating — 22,759 ratings	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 Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 301,247 ratings Wendyb rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) by C.J. Sansom 4.37 avg rating — 27,244 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.26 avg rating — 17,397 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	March by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 78,007 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant 3.81 avg rating — 99,914 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 21,478 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 42,664 ratings Wendyb rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Dominion by C.J. Sansom 3.87 avg rating — 14,100 ratings	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	The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 28,840 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 117,892 ratings	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 Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 163,108 ratings	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	Lionheart (Plantagenets, #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.11 avg rating — 7,824 ratings	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	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 778,381 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton 3.71 avg rating — 46,421 ratings	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	Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 84,198 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Pompeii by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 53,313 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,332,440 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.94 avg rating — 12,025 ratings	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	Angels and Insects by A.S. Byatt 3.64 avg rating — 6,113 ratings	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	Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 16,621 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,857,727 ratings Wendyb rated it 3 stars See Review	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	To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) by Connie Willis 4.10 avg rating — 44,146 ratings	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	The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 3.71 avg rating — 33,161 ratings	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	The Egyptian by Mika Waltari 4.22 avg rating — 27,823 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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 Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 3.87 avg rating — 8,037 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,686 ratings	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	The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 54,689 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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	Pure by Andrew Miller 3.60 avg rating — 10,661 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield 4.33 avg rating — 3,160 ratings	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 Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.45 avg rating — 9,729 ratings	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	In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 3.80 avg rating — 25,955 ratings Wendyb rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 7,961 ratings Wendyb added it to to-read See Review	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