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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Indigo Girl by Natasha BoydFollow the River by James Alexander ThomThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Historical Fiction: Colonial America
97 books — 78 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow1776 by David McCulloughThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard BailynThe Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton
Books on the American Founding (nonfiction)
138 books — 69 voters

City of Masks by Mary HoffmanDa Vinci's Tiger by L.M. ElliottChangeling by Philippa GregoryDuchessina by Carolyn MeyerWaterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Italy in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
107 books — 34 voters
Courting the Sun by Peggy Joque WilliamsThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorGod's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell
Fiction set in 17th century
45 books — 29 voters

Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowanWarped by Maurissa GuibordAt the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary HooperThe Stolen One by Suzanne CrowleyVenom by Fiona Paul
Young Adult Renaissance
98 books — 26 voters
The Hostage Bride by Jane FeatherThe Accidental Bride by Jane FeatherLibertine's Kiss by Judith JamesVirgin Earth by Philippa GregoryPuritan Bride by Anne O'Brien
The 17th century romance list.
25 books — 23 voters

After Elizabeth by Leanda de LisleGod's Vindictive Wrath by Charles CordellGod's Secretaries by Adam NicolsonPirates of Barbary by Adrian TinniswoodUnnatural Murder by Anne Somerset
Early Stuart Britain
107 books — 19 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareA Break with Charity by Ann RinaldiCate of the Lost Colony by Lisa M. KleinThe Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner DubleWitch Child by Celia Rees
YA & MG Fiction set in 16th & 17th century North America
58 books — 17 voters

I, Coriander by Sally GardnerThe Blackthorn Key by Kevin SandsNo Shame, No Fear by Ann TurnbullAt the Sign of the Star by Katherine SturtevantThe Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose by Mary Hooper
Restoration Era in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
43 books — 10 voters
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireTulip Fever by Deborah MoggachSemper Augustus by Olivier BleysThe Black Tulip by Alexandre DumasThe House of Windjammer by V.A. Richardson
Tulipomania
20 books — 10 voters

Tartuffe by MolièreLe Malade imaginaire by MolièreThe Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays by MolièreLe Bourgeois Gentilhomme by MolièreDon Juan by Molière
17th Century French Drama: Molière, Racine, Corneille
41 books — 9 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Chevalier TracyThe Miniaturist by Jessie BurtonIn Lucia's Eyes by Arthur JapinThe Fires of Europe by Phyllis Harrison-ReedTulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Netherlands in 17th Century
10 books — 7 voters

Serpent & Dove by Shelby MahurinBlood & Honey by Shelby MahurinThe Foxglove King by Hannah F. WhittenThe Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle RileyThe Nightshade God by Hannah F. Whitten
Baroque Fantasy.
91 books — 7 voters
The Darkest Oath by Lauren Lee MerewetherA Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. WoodiwissTo Love a Dark Lord by Anne StuartThe Renegade and the Rose by Christine DorseySalem's Daughter by Maggie Osborne
Old Historical Romances: 1600s and 1700s.
98 books — 5 voters

Queen of the Sea by Dylan MeconisThe Redheaded Princess by Ann RinaldiThe Smile by Donna Jo NapoliMidnight Magic by AviMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
Middle Grade Renaissance
38 books — 3 voters
Jennie About to Be by Elisabeth OgilvieThe Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell
Best Books About the 17th Century
2 books — 2 voters

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue ParkA Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkThe Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamilloThe Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiFinding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
#MGCarousel - Books About History
38 books — 2 voters

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