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30 Best Maritime Historical Novels
Maritime fiction reconstructs life aboard ships and within the ports, navies and trading systems that supported them. These novels may involve war, commerce, piracy or exploration, but the sea remains central to the story.
500 books
12 periods
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Ancient World
c. 3.3 million BCE–550 CE
22 books
History of the Americas
c. 15,000 BCE–present
47 books
Asian History
c. 221 BCE–present
36 books
Medieval Period
c. 476–1500 CE
57 books
Renaissance & Early Modern Europe
c. 1300–1789 CE
17 books
Tudor & Stuart Britain
1485–1714 CE
26 books
Georgian & Regency Britain
1714–1837 CE
35 books
Age of Revolutions
1763–1848 CE
144 books
Long Nineteenth Century
1789–1914 CE
59 books
World War I & Interwar Era
1914–1939 CE
11 books
World War II
1939–1945 CE
20 books
Cold War and Post-war Era
1945–present
4 books
22 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.
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