Laurie's votes on the list Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs

Listopia > Laurie's votes on the list Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs (40 Books)

1	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 236,899 ratings "Brilliantly written from a unique point of view" Laurie 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
2	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.31 avg rating — 106,328 ratings "As good as Wolf Hall" Laurie 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
3	World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 279,986 ratings "Incredible story telling" Laurie 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 Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,054,587 ratings "Shows another perspective" Laurie 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
5	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.59 avg rating — 258,823 ratings "Brings the west to life" Laurie 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
6	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,713,670 ratings Laurie 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
7	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,851 ratings Laurie 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
8	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.30 avg rating — 25,195 ratings Laurie 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
9	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.26 avg rating — 17,577 ratings Laurie 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	Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 351,358 ratings Laurie 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
11	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 371,461 ratings Laurie 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
12	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,168,388 ratings Laurie 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
13	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,362,628 ratings Laurie 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
14	The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 3.86 avg rating — 140,569 ratings Laurie 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
15	The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.45 avg rating — 9,802 ratings Laurie 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
16	The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 114,231 ratings Laurie 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	The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 3.89 avg rating — 45,376 ratings Laurie 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
18	The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 95,948 ratings Laurie 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
19	Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.40 avg rating — 10,694 ratings Laurie 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
20	Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) by Colleen McCullough 4.29 avg rating — 7,826 ratings Laurie 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
21	Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 159,244 ratings Laurie 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
22	Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.11 avg rating — 7,885 ratings Laurie 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
23	Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) by C.J. Sansom 4.36 avg rating — 23,274 ratings Laurie 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
24	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 121,028 ratings Laurie 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
25	Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 46,579 ratings Laurie 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
26	Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.29 avg rating — 9,503 ratings Laurie 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
27	Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) by Colleen McCullough 4.40 avg rating — 8,467 ratings Laurie 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
28	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 821,024 ratings Laurie 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
29	Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4.04 avg rating — 93,430 ratings Laurie 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
30	The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) by Colleen McCullough 4.34 avg rating — 6,645 ratings Laurie 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
31	The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) by Colleen McCullough 4.33 avg rating — 13,408 ratings Laurie 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
32	Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) by Colleen McCullough 4.40 avg rating — 8,839 ratings Laurie added it 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 Forest by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 10,460 ratings Laurie 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
34	The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) by Lindsey Davis 3.89 avg rating — 15,829 ratings Laurie 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
35	Roma (Roma, #1) by Steven Saylor 3.94 avg rating — 8,841 ratings Laurie 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 Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,074,797 ratings Laurie 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	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 132,389 ratings Laurie 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
38	Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.39 avg rating — 8,237 ratings Laurie 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
39	Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 56,349 ratings Laurie 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
40	Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough 4.06 avg rating — 6,328 ratings Laurie 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