Classified By Type
Based Strictly on Real Historical People and Events
Alexander the Great Trilogy by Mary Renault
--Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault
--The Persian Boy by Mary Renault,
--Funeral Games by Mary Renault,
Alexander the Great Trilogy by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
--Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
--Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,--Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris,
Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min
Cicero Trilogy by Robert Harris
--Imperium by Robert Harris
--Conspirata by Robert Harris,
--Dictator by Robert Harris,
Claudius the God by Robert Graves ,
King Richard III by William Shakespeare ,
The Last Card by Hans Hellmut Kirst ,
The Last Shogun by Ryotaro Shiba ,
--Dictator by Robert Harris,
Claudius the God by Robert Graves ,
King Richard III by William Shakespeare ,
The Last Card by Hans Hellmut Kirst ,
The Last Shogun by Ryotaro Shiba ,
Masters of Rome Series by Colleen McCullough
--Caesar by Colleen McCullough
--Caesar by Colleen McCullough
--The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Thomas Cromwell Trilogy by Hilary Mantel
--Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel ,
Fictional Characters and Historical Figures are Mixed Together
Flashman Series by George MacDonald Fraser
--Flashman
--Royal Flash
--Flash for Freedom
--Flashman at the Charge
--Flashman in the Great Game
--Flashman's Lady
--Flashman and the Redskins
--Flashman and the Dragon
--Flashman and the Mountain of Light
--Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
--Flashman and the Tiger
--Flashman on the March
--Mr American by George MacDonald Fraser
--Black Ajax by George MacDonald Fraser
--Royal Flash
--Flash for Freedom
--Flashman at the Charge
--Flashman in the Great Game
--Flashman's Lady
--Flashman and the Redskins
--Flashman and the Dragon
--Flashman and the Mountain of Light
--Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
--Flashman and the Tiger
--Flashman on the March
--Mr American by George MacDonald Fraser
--Black Ajax by George MacDonald Fraser
Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis
Rosa by Jonathan Rabb
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Butterfly in Amber by Kate Forsyth
The Three Musketeers Series by Alexander Dumas
The Voice of the People by Jean Vautrin
The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore
Tides of War by Steven Pressfield
To Kill a Tsar by Andrew Williams
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Set During Historical Events or Time Periods, But Mostly Fictional Characters
All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingSweden by Matthew Turner
The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
--Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
--Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
--Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz
The Debacle by Emile Zola
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole France
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay
Inspired by Real History
Bakunin, An Invention by Horst Bienek
Beloved by Toni Morrison (inspired by Margaret Garner)
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en (inspired by Xuanzang)
The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow (inspired by Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol)
The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow (inspired by Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol)
Shogun by James Clavell (inspired by William Adams)
(See also: Mythology)
Alternative History
1632 by Eric Flint
Anno Dracula Series by Kim Newman
--Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
--Anno Dracula 1918: The Bloody Red Baron by Kim Newman
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Classified by Subject
The Bible
King David
Ancient Greece
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Tides of War by Steven Pressfield
Alexander the Great
Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault,
Funeral Games by Mary Renault,
Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
Roman Empire
End of the Roman Republic
Imperium by Robert Harris
Caesar by Colleen McCullough
The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Julio-Claudian dynasty
British History
War of the Roses
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
Tudors
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel ,
The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
English Civil War
Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis
The Butterfly in Amber by Kate Forsyth
Twenty Years After by Alexander Dumas
The Vicomte De Bragelonne by Alexander Dumas
British Empire
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
French History
Louis XI
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Louis XIII and Louis XIV
The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
Twenty Years After by Alexander Dumas
The Vicomte De Bragelonne by Alexander Dumas
Ten Years Later by Alexander Dumas
Louise de la Valliere by Alexander Dumas
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexander Dumas
The French Revolution
The Paris Commune
The Insurrectionist by Jules Valles (possibly roman a clef memoirs)
Japanese History
Shogun Era
Shogun by James Clavell
World War II
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
Student Movement 1960s
Sweden by Matthew Turner
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