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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-02-22 03:37 pm

[ SECRET POST #2972 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2972 ⌋

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Re: Historical Fiction That Doesn't Emphasize Romance (or Blood and Gore)

(Anonymous) 2015-02-22 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I know what you mean. I love historical fiction but most historical romance isn't very historical. I like:

Sharon Kay Penman: medieval English/Welsh history
Margaret George: Tudor history, plus Cleopatra and Helen of Troy
Elizabeth Gedge: older and maybe harder to find, but ancient Egypt
Elizabeth Chadwick's newer books: contains some romance but less than her early works and she explores more obscure eras/historical figures and the politics without getting too dry
Bernard Cornwall is also worth a look, mostly English history with some King Arthur



An anti-rec: Philippa Gregory is truly mediocre at best.