History through Novels: England/UK (69 books)

History through Novels: England/UK

Novels set in England/UK that give a sense of the time and place.

1	The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 227,146 ratings score: 2,385, and 24 people voted	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	Katherine by Anya Seton 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12,324 ratings score: 1,384, and 14 people voted	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 (The Pillars of the Earth, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 68,733 ratings score: 1,285, and 13 people voted	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	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 101,838 ratings score: 786, and 8 people voted	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	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads Author) 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 8,609 ratings score: 696, and 7 people voted	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	Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 56,491 ratings score: 690, and 7 people voted	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	David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 75,232 ratings score: 681, and 7 people voted	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	Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) by C.J. Sansom 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,647 ratings score: 591, and 6 people voted	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	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 40,800 ratings score: 570, and 6 people voted	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	Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 10,533 ratings score: 565, and 6 people voted	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	Bleak House by Charles Dickens 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 32,277 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	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 Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 2,476 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	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 Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) by Bernard Cornwell 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 12,564 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	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	Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads Author) 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 8,946 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	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	Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 17,033 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	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	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads Author) 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 5,550 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	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	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 34,186 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	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	Howards End by E.M. Forster 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 27,067 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	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	Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15,476 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	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	We Wove a Web in Childhood: The Brontes at Home by Ruth Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	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	London by Edward Rutherfurd 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9,561 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	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	Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) by C.J. Sansom 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 5,288 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	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	Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 14,784 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	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	Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) by C.J. Sansom 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 4,694 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	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 Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) by Bernard Cornwell 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 7,800 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	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	Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) by Bernard Cornwell 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 7,590 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	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	Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) by Bernard Cornwell 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 6,042 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	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 Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) by Bernard Cornwell 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 4,954 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	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	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 13,992 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	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	Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 12,296 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	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	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 4,260 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	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	The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #15) by Ellis Peters 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,355 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	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	Three Hills by Mark Montgomery (Goodreads Author) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	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	Atonement by Ian McEwan 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 193,429 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	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 Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 215,290 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	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 House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 6,006 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	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	Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4) by C.J. Sansom 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 5,405 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	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 Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 833 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	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	Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) by C.J. Sansom 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 3,347 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	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	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 196,972 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	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	Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 19,243 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	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	Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 7,504 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	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	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 9,137 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	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	Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 8,883 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	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 Boleyn Inheritance (The Tudor Court, #3) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 43,556 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	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	The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 49,291 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	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 Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 16,239 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	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
48	Carry on, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3) by P.G. Wodehouse 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 7,587 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	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
49	Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 3,677 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
49	A Change in the Weather (The Purana Qila Stories, #1) by Shaheen Ashraf-Ahmed (Goodreads Author) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
49	The Spire Chronicle by Anonymous 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
52	1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,177 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
52	El segundo reino by Rebecca Gablé 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
54	Young Bloods (Revolution, #1) by Simon Scarrow 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 506 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
54	El traductor del rey (El segundo reino #2). by Rebecca Gablé 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
56	Elizabeth I by Margaret George 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,155 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
56	White Teeth by Zadie Smith 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 48,636 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
56	El médico by Noah Gordon 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 7,879 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
59	Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles by Margaret George 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 5,941 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
59	Dominion by C.J. Sansom 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 755 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
61	The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 21,984 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
62	Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,082 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
62	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 429,434 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
64	Ever After (Williamsburg, #3) by Elswyth Thane 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 246 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
64	Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 12,831 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
66	I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 7,427 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
66	The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
68	The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,032 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
69	Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 9,531 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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