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30 Best Court & Political Historical Novels

Court and political fiction examines power through rulers, ministers, advisers, diplomats and outsiders seeking influence. These novels are especially effective when personal ambition is inseparable from institutions, patronage and public consequences.

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Ancient World 2,200 BCE–628 CE 275 books American History 1607–1912 CE 48 books Asia & the Islamic World 221 BCE–2,015 CE 110 books Medieval Period 330–1,816 CE 348 books Renaissance & Early Modern Europe c. 1300–1789 CE 32 books Russian Empire & Revolution 1721–1922 CE 18 books Tudor & Stuart Britain 1485–1714 CE 125 books Georgian & Regency Britain 1714–1837 CE 32 books Dahir al-Umar and Autonomous Galilee c. 1730–1775 CE 1 book Age of Revolutions 1763–1848 CE 43 books Nineteenth-Century Europe 1815–1900 CE 36 books World War I & Interwar Era 1914–1939 CE 46 books World War II 1939–1945 CE 27 books Cold War and Post-war Era 1945–1991 CE 43 books

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