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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.
1,029 books
15 historical periods
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Prehistory
c. 3.3 million BCE–3000 BCE
5 books
Ancient World
c. 3000 BCE–500 CE
35 books
American History
1607–1912 CE
77 books
Asia & the Islamic World
c. 221 BCE–present
49 books
Medieval Period
c. 500–1500 CE
82 books
Renaissance & Early Modern Europe
c. 1300–1789 CE
10 books
Tudor & Stuart Britain
1485–1714 CE
57 books
Latin American History
1492–1990 CE
3 books
Georgian & Regency Britain
1714–1837 CE
56 books
Russian Empire & Revolution
1721–1991 CE
10 books
Age of Revolutions
1763–1848 CE
5 books
Nineteenth-Century Europe
1815–1900 CE
323 books
World War I & Interwar Era
1914–1939 CE
131 books
World War II
1939–1945 CE
44 books
Cold War and Post-war Era
1945–1991 CE
87 books
55 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.
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