2010 Historical Fiction
Explore the best 2010 historical fiction books! Dive into captivating stories set in the past with our curated list of top-rated historical novels from 2010.
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
by C. W. Gortner
Leaving her native Florence to marry Henry II of France, Catherine de Medici embarks on an unanticipated destiny of religious warfare, thwarted leadership and psychologically …
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The Burning Land
by Bernard Cornwell
After breaking with King Alfred of Wessex and joining the Danes and the Vikings in hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg, warlord Uhtred switches sides again after …
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Daughters of the Witching Hill
by Mary Sharratt
A tale inspired by the Pendle witch hunt of 1612 finds the granddaughter of a folk healer targeted by an ambitious local magistrate who plays …
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Heresy
by S. J. Parris
Condemned for his heretical belief that the Earth orbits the sun, scientist and occult researcher Giordano Bruno is unexpectedly recruited by Elizabeth I, who dispatches …
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Her Mother's Daughter
by Julianne Lee
A new novel of sixteent-century royalty from the author of A Question of Guilt Her name was Mary Tudor. First of the Tudor queens, she …
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Black Hills
by Dan Simmons
When Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, "counts coup" on General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn, …
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Claude & Camille
by Stephanie Cowell
A vividly rendered portrait of both the rise of Impressionism and of Monet, the artist at the center of the movement. It is, above all, …
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For the King
by Catherine Delors
In the aftermath of an assassination attempt on Napoleon, Chief Inspector Roch Miquel is dispatched to find those responsible, a case that is complicated by …
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His Last Letter
by Jeane Westin
Depicts the great love between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, who played together as children and became lovers as adults, but who could never …
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The Heretic's Wife
by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
From the bestselling author of The Illuminator comes a magnificent tale about the power of love and the perils of faith Tudor England is a …
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The Master of Bruges
by Terence Morgan
In 15th century Bruges, master painter Hans Memling is about to find himself at the heart of a political storm that stretches from his home …
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Charlotte and Emily
by Jude Morgan
In a novel that one of the Bronts could have written, Morgan brings the sisters' genius to life. Quite simply the best novel about the …
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Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
A slave girl, Thea, displeases her jealous mistress by her love affair with Rome's newest and most savage gladiator and must remake herself as a …
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The Jewel of St. Petersburg
by Kate Furnivall
The national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine takes us back to Tsarist Russia for a sweeping novel of love and intrigue. Russia, 1910. Valentina …
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The Fifth Servant
by Kenneth J. Wishnia
“Whatever you are currently reading, I promise you it is not nearly as intelligent, witty, compelling, or entertaining as The Fifth Servant….Wishnia makes history come …
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Dancing for Degas
by Kathryn Wagner
In the City of Lights, at the dawn of a new age, begins an unforgettable story of great love, great art—and the most painful choices …
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The Secret Eleanor
by Cecelia Holland
Describes the secret affair between Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to Louis VII and Queen of France, and Henry D'Anjou, son of a Duke and in …
