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30 Best Social & Domestic Historical Novels
Social and domestic historical fiction explores how large changes are experienced through households, neighbourhoods and ordinary relationships. These books often focus on class, work, marriage, migration, gender and community pressure.
1,506 books
13 periods
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Ancient World
c. 3.3 million BCE–550 CE
61 books
History of the Americas
c. 15,000 BCE–present
237 books
Asian History
c. 221 BCE–present
61 books
Medieval Period
c. 476–1500 CE
103 books
Renaissance & Early Modern Europe
c. 1300–1789 CE
20 books
Tudor & Stuart Britain
1485–1714 CE
85 books
Georgian & Regency Britain
1714–1837 CE
96 books
Russian Empire & Revolution
1721–1991 CE
11 books
Age of Revolutions
1763–1848 CE
9 books
Long Nineteenth Century
1789–1914 CE
359 books
World War I & Interwar Era
1914–1939 CE
196 books
World War II
1939–1945 CE
58 books
Cold War and Post-war Era
1945–present
127 books
83 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.
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