17 must-read historical fiction books like Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

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Belgravia

By: Julian Fellowes

3.77

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY The New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and…

"I would fight dragons, I would walk over flaming coals, I would enter the Valley of the Dead, if I thought I might have a chance of your heart."

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

"I would fight dragons, I would walk over flaming coals, I would enter the Valley of the Dead, if I thought I might have a chance of your heart."

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

"Oliver did not seem to understand that the only real fulfilment on this earth was to be gained through hard work. Life as a series of momentary pleasures satisfied no one. He needed to make an investment in it, an investment of himself."

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

"Oliver did not seem to understand that the only real fulfilment on this earth was to be gained through hard work. Life as a series of momentary pleasures satisfied no one. He needed to make an investment in it, an investment of himself."

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Belgravia by Julian Fellowes , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Victoria

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.93

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

“They think I am still a little girl who is not capable of being a Queen.”Lord Melbourne turned to … read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To be a queen, you have to be more than a little girl with a crown."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"Emma shook her head. “There are some things that a woman always keeps to herself."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"In the end to add to the sum of human knowledge is the only thing a man can be truly proud of."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"I was so happy … before.’ ‘I find that happiness can always be recollected in tranquillity, Ma’am,’ said Melbourne. Victoria put her hands down and looked up at him, her pale blue eyes searching his …"

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

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2. A Star for Mrs. Blake

By: April Smith

3.54

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

The United States Congress in 1929 passed legislation to fund travel for mothers of the fallen sold… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Habits of the House (Love & Inheritance Trilogy, #1)

By: Fay Weldon

3.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning novelist and writer of Upstairs Downstairs, the launch of a brilliant new tr… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Long Live the King (Love & Inheritance Trilogy, #2)

By: Fay Weldon

3.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning writer of the original Upstairs Downstairs ―the second novel in an irresisti… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)

By: Winston Graham

4.08

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life an unfo… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Ill usage makes the sweetest of us vicious."

-Winston Graham, Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)

"Essere gentili è il dovere di ogni inglese che si rispetti."

-Winston Graham, Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)

"Tedn't law. Tedn't right. Tedn't just. Tedn't sense. Tedn't friendly."

-Winston Graham, Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)

"The greatest thing is to have someone who loves you and—and to love in return."

-Winston Graham, Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)

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6. Rutherford Park (Rutherford Park #1)

By: Elizabeth Cooke

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed l… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

7. Society's Queen

By: Anne de Courcy

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

At the age of 21, Edith Chaplin married one of the most eligible bachelors of the day, the eldest s… read more

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8. Waverly Place

By: Susan Brownmiller

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Brownmiller skillfully uses her imaginative powers to understand the tragedy of battery and child a… read more

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9. The American Heiress

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.46

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Witty, moving, and brilliantly entertaining, The American Heiress marks the debut of a glorious sto… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Happiness is a talent."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"... anyone can acquire wealth, the real art is giving it away."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"She knew that people generally behaved only as well as they had to."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"When he drew back she said, ‘Don’t you mind?’ ‘Mind what?’ he whispered. ‘My skin. Don’t you mind kissing a coloured girl?"

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

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10. The World of Downton Abbey

By: Julian Fellowes , Jessica Fellowes

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the sp… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • adult
  • british literature
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11. Longbourn

By: Jo Baker

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

• Pride and Prejudice was only half the story •   If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own pe… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...too much time spent with books had not fitted her to be easy with herself, and other people."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"Life was, Mrs. Hill had come to understand, a trial by endurance, which everybody, eventually, failed."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"Things could change so entirely, in a heartbeat; the world could be made entirely anew, because someone was kind."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"If Elizabeth had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

12. The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories

By: Wilkie Collins , David Stuart Davies

4.75

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of Th… read more

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13. The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. … read more

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14. The Mitford Murders (Mitford Murders #1)

By: Jessica Fellowes

4.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her … read more

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15. Or the Bull Kills You (Max Cámara #1)

By: Jason Webster

3.94

Format: 336 pages,

Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you' - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Camara … read more

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16. The Lady Elizabeth

By: Alison Weir

4.47

Format: None pages,

Following the tremendous success of her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which recounted the riveting… read more

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17. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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18. His Forefathers and Mick

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more

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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

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19. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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20. A Compromising Position

By: Diane Merrill Wigginton

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

★This fated-lovers small-town romance features a handsome Australian Guy and a Beautiful American G… read more

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  • romance
"I’ll say, G’day to you, Mr. Ryan!"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Let me ask you another question, if I may,"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"So, you do speak English. That makes sense now."

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Crickey, love, what happened here? Are you hurt?"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

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21. Belgravia

By: Julian Fellowes

3.77

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY The New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I would fight dragons, I would walk over flaming coals, I would enter the Valley of the Dead, if I thought I might have a chance of your heart."

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

"Oliver did not seem to understand that the only real fulfilment on this earth was to be gained through hard work. Life as a series of momentary pleasures satisfied no one. He needed to make an invest…"

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

"She was at that period of her life that almost everyone must pass through, when childhood is done with and a faux maturity, untrammeled by experience, gives one a sense that anything is possible unti…"

-Julian Fellowes, Belgravia

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22. A Scot's Pride (Distinguished Scots Book 1)

By: Eliza Knight

4.07

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

Jane Austen's world meets the Highlands of Scotland in an exciting new, sexy Scottish Regency serie… read more

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  • romance
  • historical fiction
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23. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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24. An American Beauty

By: Shana Abe

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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25. The Royal Librarian

By: Daisy Wood

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

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26. Bright Young Dead (Mitford Murders, #2)

By: Jessica Fellowes

3.51

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Set amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second in the thrilling, Golden … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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27. The Artist's Apprentice (Hearts of Glass #1)

By: Clare Flynn

4.17

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In this heart-wrenching and utterly spellbinding story of love and artistic ambition, a young woman… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • audiobook
  • historical fiction
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28. Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

By: Christopher Kimball

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Transform your cooking with this playbook of new flavors, new recipes, and new techniques: Milk Str… read more

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29. Walking with Purpose: Seven Priorities That Make Life Work

By: Lisa Breninkmeyer

4.28

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Does your life feel out of control? Do you feel that you are doing so many things that you are doin… read more

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30. Die allerletzte Kaiserin: Roman (German Edition)

By: Irene Diwiak

3.91

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Kaiserin ist, wer sich selbst für eine hältClaudia Hendl ist nicht unbedingt glücklich und noch wen… read more

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31. Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery, #28)

By: Laura Childs

4.05

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the look… read more

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