Some of my Favourite Historical Fiction

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For those who like some fiction to go with their history (or history to go with their fiction!).
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LibraryCin: Lady Jane Grey. Queen of England for nine days at sixteen years old, in between "Bloody Mary" and Elizabeth I.
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LibraryCin: My favourite by Gregory. Set during the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth I.
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LibraryCin: Interracial romance between a Chinese American boy and a Japanese girl. Set during WWII.
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LibraryCin: I would highly recommend the audio. Amazing audio! A number of different narrators and it really came alive on audio, with the accents and all.
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LibraryCin: Juana of Castile ("Mad Juana"). She was Katherine of Aragon's sister.
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LibraryCin: The first I read by Kate Morton and still my favourite.
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LibraryCin: A black woman time travels from the 1970s back to slavery.
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LibraryCin: I didn't read this until my late 30s. It's long but well worth it!
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LibraryCin: Back to Roman times.
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LibraryCin: My favourite (so far) by Lisa See. A Chinese American girl in China in the 1950s.
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LibraryCin: 1960s Canada.
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LibraryCin: It was a toss up between including this or Girl with a Pearl Earring on my list. I went with the less well-known one. Really liked them both.
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LibraryCin: Funny book, plus some really well-researched historical fiction here.
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LibraryCin: WWI. A deaf girl marries a man who leaves for the war within a couple of weeks.
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LibraryCin: My favourite by Wayne Johnston. It's the race to the North Pole.