Literary Legends book challenge - hosted by theunfinishedbookshelf

Set in medieval times
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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

11 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

A Morbid Taste for Bones

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1

Ellis Peters

263 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
I, Julian by Claire Gilbert

I, Julian

Claire Gilbert

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical religion emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones

The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

Dan Jones

534 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane

Heart of Sherwood

Edale Lane

300 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional fast-paced
The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

Eleanor Janega

7 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction gender history sociology informative medium-paced
The High Crusade by Poul Anderson

The High Crusade

Poul Anderson

192 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction historical science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Cecily by Annie Garthwaite

Cecily

Annie Garthwaite

367 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical informative slow-paced
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

Kingsbridge #1

Ken Follett

1096 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced