I absolutely can recommend something that’s slightly a little bit different than Cornwall… It is a historical fiction and very well researched and written. It looks like you lean more into the historical adventure? This is very well done and I can’t recommend it enough. The book series Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. You know what they say about the books they’re always better than the series. The books are phenomenal. I couldn’t put them down. So far there are nine books with the 10th in the making. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(book_series)…
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Allan Eckert’s “The Winning of America” historical fiction series (65% European and American settler history; 35% Native American except for *A Sorrow in Our Heart* which is 100% Native American history). Chronologically:
* *The Frontiersmen* – largely about the life and exploits of Simon Kenton and his contemporaries. The Battle of the Wabash: on 4 November 1791, almost the whole U.S. Army, led by MG Arthur St. Clair, was attacked by a large, combined force of Native Americans and soundly defeated.
* *Wilderness Empire* by Allan Eckert – about the French and Indian War: 1754 to 1763.
* *The Conquerors* by Allan Eckert – about Pontiac’s Rebellion: 1763.
* *The Wilderness War* by Allan Eckert – through the American Revolution: 1763 to 1780.
* *Gateway to Empire* by Allan Eckert – settlement of the Chicago portage (“The Gateway”) towards the War of 1812.
* *Twilight of Empire* by Allan Eckert – through Black Hawk’s War: 1830s.
* *The Court-martial of Daniel Boone* by Allan Eckert.
* *A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh* by Allan Eckert.
Sven Hassel’s WWII series.
Parke Godwin’s books.
MilkyBloomie on
Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories
Glorious_apricity on
Sharon Kay Penman and Dorothy Dunnett
masson34 on
Haven’t read any OP mentioned but The Frozen River is a great historical fiction read
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Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series is the most meticulously detailed account of the last century of the Roman Republic ever written.
“First Man in Rome”
“The Grass Crown”
“Fortune’s Favorites”
“Caesar’s Women”
“Caesar”
“The October Horse”
“Antony and Cleopatra”
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Thomas Berrington series by David Penny
OG_BookNerd on
Beloved Exile by Parke Godwin
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Sacajawea by Anne Lee Waldo
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Sarum by Edward Rutherford
The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (all of her books!)
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Conn Iggulden Genghis Khan series is great.
I absolutely can recommend something that’s slightly a little bit different than Cornwall… It is a historical fiction and very well researched and written. It looks like you lean more into the historical adventure? This is very well done and I can’t recommend it enough. The book series Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. You know what they say about the books they’re always better than the series. The books are phenomenal. I couldn’t put them down. So far there are nine books with the 10th in the making. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(book_series)…
Allan Eckert’s “The Winning of America” historical fiction series (65% European and American settler history; 35% Native American except for *A Sorrow in Our Heart* which is 100% Native American history). Chronologically:
* *The Frontiersmen* – largely about the life and exploits of Simon Kenton and his contemporaries. The Battle of the Wabash: on 4 November 1791, almost the whole U.S. Army, led by MG Arthur St. Clair, was attacked by a large, combined force of Native Americans and soundly defeated.
* *Wilderness Empire* by Allan Eckert – about the French and Indian War: 1754 to 1763.
* *The Conquerors* by Allan Eckert – about Pontiac’s Rebellion: 1763.
* *The Wilderness War* by Allan Eckert – through the American Revolution: 1763 to 1780.
* *Gateway to Empire* by Allan Eckert – settlement of the Chicago portage (“The Gateway”) towards the War of 1812.
* *Twilight of Empire* by Allan Eckert – through Black Hawk’s War: 1830s.
* *The Court-martial of Daniel Boone* by Allan Eckert.
* *A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh* by Allan Eckert.
Sven Hassel’s WWII series.
Parke Godwin’s books.
Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories
Sharon Kay Penman and Dorothy Dunnett
Haven’t read any OP mentioned but The Frozen River is a great historical fiction read
Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series is the most meticulously detailed account of the last century of the Roman Republic ever written.
“First Man in Rome”
“The Grass Crown”
“Fortune’s Favorites”
“Caesar’s Women”
“Caesar”
“The October Horse”
“Antony and Cleopatra”
Thomas Berrington series by David Penny
Beloved Exile by Parke Godwin
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Sacajawea by Anne Lee Waldo
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Sarum by Edward Rutherford
The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (all of her books!)
The Celtic World series by Morgan Llywelyn