Misclassified as romance/romantic historical fiction

Discover historical fiction books mistakenly labeled as romance or romantic. Explore our curated list of misclassified novels for authentic historical storytelling without the romantic focus.

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Hadrian's Wall

by William Dietrich

A fusion of Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire and the movie Braveheart; a novel of ancient warfare, lethal politics, and the final great clash of …
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The Marsh King's Daughter

by Elizabeth Chadwick

Driven into a convent by her stepfather, Miriel Weaver is rescued by a mercenary, but their eventual parting will bring bad fortune on both of …
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Katherine

by Anya Seton

A biographical novel concerning the love affair between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, in fourteenth-century England.
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The Innocent

by Posie Graeme-Evans

Anne is a young peasant girl in medieval Britain, whose ability to heal others with her knowledge of herbs brings her to the attention of …
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The Exiled

by Posie Graeme-Evans

In this windswept story set in the lusty fifteenth century, the enchanting Anne faces the challenge of raising her child in exile. Always resourceful, she …
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The Uncrowned Queen

by Posie Graeme-Evans

The thrilling climax to the trilogy that began with The Innocent and The Exiled brings Posie Graeme-Evans's bittersweet story of two lovers divided by the …
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Child of Awe

by Kathryn Lynn Davis

Rond 1530 wordt een jeugdige erfgename in Schotland de inzet van een strijd tussen twee rivaliserende clans.
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Kathryn

by Anne Merton Abbey

This sweeping historical novel, in the tradition of Bertrie Small's Blaze Wyndham and Susan Kay's Legacy, is told from the unique perspective of a court …
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Courtesan

by Diane Haeger

Amid the disapproving gossip of the Court, a royal romance defies all obstacles. The Court of François I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy …
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The Dark Queen

by Susan Carroll

From Brittany’s misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris’s royal court, one woman must fulfill her destiny–while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de …
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The Courtesan

by Susan Carroll

Skilled in passion, artful in deception, and driven by betrayal, she is the glittering center of the royal court–but the most desired woman of Renaissance …
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The Silver Rose

by Susan Carroll

From Brittany’s fog-shrouded forests to the elegant dark heart of Paris’s royal court, one woman must challenge a country’s destiny–and her own dangerous fate. France, …
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Forever Amber

by Kathleen Winsor

The adventures of Amber St. Clare, the willful and beautiful illegitimate daughter of noble parents who was raised on a farm by people she knew …
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Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the …
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The Tea Rose

by Jennifer Donnelly

Towering story of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman's quest to survive and triumph ...