historical fiction time periods

Historical fiction is a captivating genre that allows readers to travel back in time and experience different eras. From ancient civilizations to recent historical events, there are countless time periods to explore within this literary category. In this article, we will delve into some popular time periods in historical fiction and recommend some must-read novels for each era.

1. Ancient Egypt:
When it comes to ancient civilizations, Egypt holds a significant place in world history. If you are interested in this time period, a remarkable novel to consider is "Cleopatra's Daughter" by Michelle Moran. This gripping tale brings to life the aftermath of Cleopatra's reign, following the fate of her children in imperial Rome.

2. Medieval Europe:
Medieval Europe is a rich and captivating setting for historical fiction enthusiasts. One highly acclaimed novel set in this era is "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett. This epic tale takes readers on a journey through 12th-century England, exploring the construction of a magnificent cathedral amidst political turmoil and personal ambitions.

3. Renaissance Italy:
The Renaissance was a period of unparalleled cultural and artistic achievements. To immerse yourself in the world of Renaissance Italy, consider reading "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant. Set in 15th-century Florence, this novel follows a young woman's journey of self-discovery against the backdrop of art, passion, and political intrigue.

4. Elizabethan England:
Known as the Golden Age, Elizabethan England is a favorite time period for many historical fiction lovers. A highly recommended novel set in this era is "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel. This masterpiece explores the life of Thomas Cromwell, a key figure in Henry VIII's court, providing a compelling perspective on power, religion, and the tumultuous reign of the Tudors.

5. World War II:
World War II remains a popular setting for historical fiction, offering a diverse range of stories from different perspectives. For an immersive experience, "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr is a must-read. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the intertwining stories of a French girl and a German boy whose lives are forever changed by the war.

These are just a few examples of the vast array of time periods that historical fiction encompasses. To further explore this genre, you can visit websites like Goodreads or HistoricalNovels.info, which provide comprehensive book lists and recommendations based on various time periods and themes.

Remember, historical fiction not only offers a thrilling escape into the past but also allows readers to gain insights into different cultures, traditions, and historical events. So, whether you're drawn to the allure of ancient civilizations or the drama of World War II, there is a historical fiction novel waiting to transport you to your desired time period. Happy reading!
Dominating the world. Fiction
Dominating the world.

In this world, the situation is changing rapidly, and war is on the verge of breaking out. Xia Wan, a person from the 21st century who only wants to live a carefree life of chasing girls, eating, sleeping, and playing video games, suddenly finds himself reborn in a different world! In this ancient world where he has no knowledge of future events to turn bad luck into good, let's see how he sweeps through various beautiful women and bosses, turns the tide, and becomes a supreme ruler! ****** (Rest assured, the quality of this book is guaranteed. It will not disappoint. Please feel free to bookmark it and read it later. It is recommended for VIP readers! VIPs are welcome to support!

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The Chronicles of Dayan's War Fiction
The Chronicles of Dayan's War

Li Yuxuan, the invincible warrior, has a devoted wife and a group of loyal brothers, as well as his sister Ai Jiufeng, who rules over the kingdom. He dominates the business world, possessing immense wealth. With his exceptional swordsmanship, he never fails in battle. Laughing in the face of formidable enemies, he destroys them effortlessly. This book combines elements of love, business warfare, military strategy, inspirational success stories, and scientific speculations within an entertaining narrative. It promises to provide readers with both relaxation and enlightenment. If you have any dissatisfaction or suggestions, please join our discussion group to participate in further conversations about the novel.

500.74 Million words | 2023-05-02 21:27Update

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Sheng Ming soars afar. Fiction
Sheng Ming soars afar.

The Yongle era was a prosperous time, with Yao Guangxiao excelling in culture and Zhu Neng excelling in martial arts. Zheng He led seven voyages to the West, showcasing the might of the Great Ming Dynasty. It was a glorious era, a heroic path of a powerful nation. In the midst of it all, a person from the future found themselves inexplicably in this time... Behind the prosperity of the Yongle era lies an unsolved mystery - the life and death of Emperor Jianwen when Zhu Di entered Nanjing. To this day, we are still unable to unravel this puzzle.

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The Chosen Consort by Destiny Fiction
The Chosen Consort by Destiny

The new book "Whimsical Fate" has started updating. I am looking for support, conversation, flirting, promotion, sharing, book reviews, red envelopes, endorsements, flowers, and collections. I woke up in another world and realized that I had been reborn after death. What's more shocking is the chaos between my past and present lives. Am I the legitimate daughter of the Night Mansion, or am I just an abandoned one? Abandoned? Well, let me amaze you with my brilliance. The Night Mansion wants to hold a family ritual? Sure, let me join the fun. I am not the kind of person who desecrates ancestral tombs. The legitimate daughter who was originally a commoner-turned-princess turns out to be vicious? Well, let me destroy your beauty and see how arrogant you can still be. I have also had the fortune to meet one, two, three, four, five beautiful men in this world. What? Her husband is the supreme ruler of this world? No way! She's already married. Uh! As for the love between handsome men, the boy's love, I have no comment. Crossing three lifetimes across different worlds, I realized that each lifetime is burdened with an inescapable destiny. What kind of ending awaits me, with a divided soul? In the end, can they break free from the chains of fate?

369.91 Million words | 2021-06-22 18:58Update

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Wild Tang Dynasty Fiction
Wild Tang Dynasty

Synopsis version 1: Zhuang Yi accidentally enters the late Tang Dynasty and appears in the chaotic old territory of Lu Long outside the fortress. Reluctant to be a mere follower, unwilling to become a walking corpse, he embarks on a journey of no return. In this era of declining national power and fierce competition among local powers, can he navigate the treacherous waters? Synopsis version 2: Born in turbulent times, a true man must rise up and face the challenges, riding the waves of fortune. With a mighty army in hand, he unleashes the thunderous might. Seizing opportunities, he becomes the manipulator of the world. Unleashing the wisdom of the four classes, he rules as a king and conquers as a warlord. Amassing wealth from all corners, he bestows blessings upon the four seas.

307.07 Million words | 2020-08-18 02:44Update

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Hero of Great Jin Fiction
Hero of Great Jin

Princess Loulan, born with special abilities, finds herself in distress in Luoyang. She dedicates herself to mastering gambling skills and gathering an army, vowing to reclaim her homeland. In a surprising turn of events, the beautiful youth transforms into a deadly assassin, but amidst utter despair, obtains an unparalleled divine skill! I seek revenge! I long to regain my masculinity! The city of Luoyang is overrun with zombies, causing terror everywhere. Who will break the impasse? With this invisibility cloak, one can freely do whatever they desire without being seen, but absolutely no misdeeds should be committed! As chaos engulfs the world, who will emerge as the ultimate ruler? It is time to save the people!

76.18 Million words | 2021-04-10 14:47Update

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Rising Battle Spirit Fiction
Rising Battle Spirit

He cleared a bloody path with a knife and a bow. He encountered adversity, but it was a woman who moved his heart. In this world, who can define good and evil? Only the strong! Regardless of adversity or the concept of good and evil, he only follows his own inner choices. He raised a flag, resisted foreign enemies, fiercely attacked the corrupt court, and ultimately gained great reputation. Under his leadership, the martial arts culture in the entire country overshadowed the literary culture, eliminating the sour smell and rejuvenating the whole nation! Kill one, it is a crime; slaughter ten thousand, it is dominance. In life and death, I remain calm about my choices. With every kill, the corpses pile up like mountains, and I swing my sword to tear through the sky. I exterminate countless enemies, and the land is dyed red with blood. I dare to venture on the path of heaven with a sword in hand, and I will rebuild the mountains and rivers on my conquest! If you like ancient military warfare, please click it energetically!!

586.76 Million words | 2022-04-15 00:00Update

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Traveling Through and Stepping Into Martial Arts Fiction
Traveling Through and Stepping Into Martial Arts

Zhang Jie returned to her dormitory, feeling annoyed. The other girls in the dormitory were chattering happily, but upon seeing her, they quickly scattered and gave her disdainful looks. 'Xiao Qing, are you still reading?' she casually asked. The girl lying on the bed put down her book and glanced at her sarcastically, 'Oh, I'm bothering people by lying here and reading, am I?' Just as she finished speaking, someone nearby let out a cold snort. 'I meant you've been lying down for too long and straining your eyes,' Zhang Jie explained kindly. 'No need to worry, let the beauty take care of it,' the girl replied, though accustomed to the situation. Zhang Jie could only smile helplessly and ask, 'What did I do to deserve this?'

174.94 Million words | 2021-09-20 09:31Update

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Unrivaled genius. Fiction
Unrivaled genius.

"Unparalleled in the Country" is another glorious era, a world of heroes and tyrants, scoundrels and villains. It is a forgotten history, as well as a condensed recollection. I am looking forward to it because I did not live in that era. Blood for Blood. If you think "Unparalleled in the Country" is good, please don't forget to recommend it to your friends in your QQ group and on Weibo!

413.99 Million words | 2021-07-08 20:28Update

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The First Empire of China Fiction
The First Empire of China

I was reborn, but surprisingly, I didn't get any chance to cheat. Aside from the knowledge I gained at the military academy, all I have left is practical experience in the army. The Eight-Nation Alliance is here? Let's see who can outshine whom. What? You have the advantage in numbers? Sorry, we've long stopped playing the numbers game! We build guns, cannons, and airplanes! We shoot guns, fire cannons, and fly planes!

404.69 Million words | 2020-07-27 15:59Update

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Iron and Blood Warrior in the Anti-Japanese Resistance Fiction
Iron and Blood Warrior in the Anti-Japanese Resistance

Although China is vast, we have no way back! Even if we are a weak force, we must pick up our steel guns and fight to drive away the Japanese invaders and reclaim our mountains and rivers! We fight for the millions of ordinary people! We fight for the iron-blooded mission of the military! Borrowing the strength of three thousand brave warriors, we will restore the mighty China, aiming our swords towards the Tian Shan Mountains in the west and riding our horses to the Black Sea in the north; we will draw our bows on Lake Baikal and admire the snow on the Kuril Islands; we will visit the ancient sites in the Indochinese Peninsula and pay tribute to our ancestors in the ruins of Tokyo. Wherever our banners point, our enemies tremble in fear. Those who dare to challenge the might of China, no matter how far away they are, will be brought to justice!

131.16 Million words | 2022-11-02 12:43Update

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Haner is not a slave. Fiction
Haner is not a slave.

The clouds emerge from the dragon, the wind arises from the tiger, fame and fortune mingled with dust and soil. Looking at the Divine Land, the people suffer, fertile lands for a thousand miles lay barren. Surveying the world, the Hu (nomadic tribes) dominates, but the heavenly path is incomplete, and a commoner must rectify it. A true hero, forsaking his parents, only for the people, not for personal gain. With a steel sword in hand, ninety-nine strikes will end the lives of the Hu, with no respite. I, a noble man, am I to be a puppet for the Tartar invaders? A valiant warrior drinking from a bowl of wine, on a thousand-mile journey, never turning back. The golden drums resound, the multitude roars, vowing not to cease until the Yellow Dragon is vanquished! ........... In the eleventh year of the puppet Qing Dynasty's Shunzhi reign, a Han man named Zhou Shixiang from Xinhui, Guangdong declared, "I, as a man of the Han lineage, will never be a slave!"

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At the end of the smoke and flames Fiction
At the end of the smoke and flames

Editor's Note: Accountability for everything that has happened in the past, whether right or wrong, has become history and cannot be changed, nor can it be altered. All those who have lived in the past, regardless of their wisdom or foolishness, have become the departed, and there is no need to erase or attempt to erase their existence. History is simply the recorded remnants of the past, which will exist regardless of whether future generations approve or not. Just like fossils from the Cretaceous period, they remain vividly alive despite the passing of hundreds of thousands of years. This book is dedicated to those who once fought for the freedom of the Chinese nation, regardless of their beliefs. Join the Drunkard QQ fan group, where book lovers are welcomed to discuss the plot together.

132.26 Million words | 2020-11-26 06:36Update

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Rebirth of the Grand Duke of the Great Ming Fiction
Rebirth of the Grand Duke of the Great Ming

An unexpected accident sent Zhang Fan, an economics prodigy, back in time to the Ming Dynasty. With a different identity, environment, and life, how will he navigate through his new reality? His predetermined path leads him to the power center of the Ming regime, but what kind of experiences will he have and what changes will he bring to this era? Let's witness how Zhang Fan, a time traveler, step by step, ascends to the pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty! (Purely fictional, please do not imitate.)

167.16 Million words | 2020-08-01 17:31Update

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Infinite Military Base Fiction
Infinite Military Base

A person's base, infinite travels. In this terrifying spacetime, shuttle after shuttle, enduring loneliness and despair, arriving in different eras time and time again. From the Somme in the First World War to China in the Second World War; from Berlin under Allied attack to war-torn Afghanistan. He never knows when it will end. He has only one goal: to go home! But this desire seems so unattainable. When he first met Erwin Rommel, Rommel was just a captain in the Württemberg Mountain Battalion. When he returned to Berlin, Rommel had become a Field Marshal of the Empire. And he, he became an eternal legend of the Empire: His statue stands prominently in Berlin! Similarly, his statue stands on the streets of Nanjing! Not only in Berlin and Nanjing, but his statues can be found all over the world, and his legendary stories are told in various eras. Each of his legendary tales from different eras is actually a fragment, and one day, countless fragments will come together to form the most complete puzzle!

115.93 Million words | 2021-04-08 02:55Update

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The Storm of Steel in the Resistance War. Fiction
The Storm of Steel in the Resistance War.

Transferred back in time to become a camp leader stationed at Beida Camp of the Northeast Army before the Anti-Japanese War. It is now July 7th, only six days away from the outbreak of the war. As a small camp leader, under the non-resistance ideology advocated by Zhang Xueliang in Nanjing and the order from the Border Defense Staff Headquarters for the soldiers at Beida Camp to not resist the Japanese army, choosing to sacrifice their lives and uphold righteousness for the country. Will Jiang Lihui continue to follow this will? Witness a different kind of resistance war, from the beginning. The prosperous Qin Dynasty has passed, the grand Han and Tang Dynasties seem like dreams, the sorrowful song of the Jiawu War, the declining empire, five thousand years of vicissitudes, ten and more dynasties have weathered storms, dynasties age and republic remains eternal, sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, awaken, awaken! Take up spears and raise war swords. Defend against foreign invaders, safeguard the national territory forever. Vast East Sea, towering Kunlun Mountains, sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, awaken, awaken. Flags spread far and wide for thousands of miles, reforge the immortal Chinese spirit!

143.57 Million words | 2020-08-20 12:51Update

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Storytellers of the Great Song Fiction
Storytellers of the Great Song

A white bull is pulling a cart. Inside the cart is a young boy holding a tablet and carrying a pirated version of the "Xuan-Yuan Sword." They appear in the Song Dynasty, in the space-time of bandits and villages. How about we talk about "Water Margin," "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," "The Return of the Condor Heroes," "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber," and "The Deer and the Cauldron"? Or maybe we can discuss the rise of great nations? The crime of spreading misleading words is significant! Also, what dynasties are you talking about? How come you mentioned the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, as well as the Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties? I understand Tang and Song, but what on earth are Yuan, Ming, and Qing?

186.35 Million words | 2023-04-27 16:33Update

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Time-traveling to 1862. Fiction
Time-traveling to 1862.

From Hanzhong, Li Lanyi emerged as the cornerstone of the Taiping Army's Western Expeditionary Corps. Shida Kai, by the banks of the Dadu River, was his shining badge of honor. And the East and West Armies were his final contribution to the Qing Dynasty. Three years of fierce battles in Xinjiang, annihilating the Khanate of Huanhan, killing Aguba, defeating the Khanate of Bukhara – this is the glory of our nation! In Guangxi, with a strong and robust army, he destroyed three thousand Japanese soldiers, killed Xixiang Congdao. As a small country, who dares to trespass on our precious Chinese island? Next is to rebel! Ascending the throne as the emperor, secluded cultivation, refining internal strength. Then, slaughtering the Japanese, defeating the Russians, slapping the British, kicking the French and the Americans - we're definitely not nonsensical, as those who have read Han-style novels would know. We are the Rational Party! PS: Originally, I wanted to write about how the Old Summer Palace is forever a pain in the hearts of Chinese people. But then I realized that without experiencing the Second Opium War, the dream of China as the Celestial Empire would never be completely shattered. So I started writing about the chaos in Gansu and Shaanxi. However, hail the mighty River Crab, three submissions, three victories! And that's how Li Lanyi and Taiping came into existence! It's all quite tear-jerking when you think about it.

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1855 American tycoon Fiction
1855 American tycoon

This is the best of times, with sprawling railways, roaring locomotives, and flowing gold molding into towering skyscrapers; this is the worst of times, where in the dense darkness of those skyscrapers, there is opposition between the north and the south, immense disparities in wealth, and the survival of the fittest. To avoid being trampled within the shadows of those skyscrapers, one must climb to the glorious pinnacle and trample everything beneath their feet. In this tumultuous and troubled era, shrouded in noise and unrest...

579.37 Million words | 2022-08-18 12:39Update

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Prime Minister Fiction
Prime Minister

On a fateful night during the Chenqiao Mutiny, a reincarnated young monk named Zhao Zheng embarks on his journey through the grand Song Dynasty. With the unpredictable waves in Bianliang, the romantic scenery of Jiangnan, the bustling splendor of Shuzhong, and the mighty horses and archers of the northern lands. The Song Court is embroiled in hidden conflicts, the Southern Tang Dynasty sinks into a drunken stupor, and the Ten Kingdoms continue their battles without rest. The sisters Ehuang and Nuying are alluring, while Lady Huarui's tenderness is like water. Where do the affections of these beautiful women lie? The king's heart, the subjects' hatred, dreams of heroes, brotherly bonds, and the complexities of love and enmity! As the candlelight flickers and the sound of axes rings out, what path will Zhao Zheng take as he holds the reins of power? Will he wholeheartedly assist the king? Or will he seize the opportunity to become the master of a vast empire? The choice lies between being the one who rules and being the one who aids the ruler! Rest assured and dive into my works, "Conquest" and "King of Song", which have already amassed two million words!

558.97 Million words | 2021-01-12 14:53Update

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The female lead always fails her missions [Quick Transmigration]. Fiction
The female lead always fails her missions [Quick Transmigration].

Classic novel by author Biluoge Ling: "The Female Protagonist Always Fails Her Missions [Quick Transmigration]." Read the latest chapters here for free. Our site updates promptly with no pop-up ads. Welcome and enjoy reading. Also known as "When a Steel Straight Woman Gets a Romance Script," this is a silly and lighthearted story without any CP or ambiguity. There are multiple private settings and plenty of brain teasers. Please don't take it too seriously. Updates daily. Seeking favorites~ First World: Successfully Guide the School Bully √ Probably made the school bully call them daddy. Second World: Shura Arena of the Sea King √ Forced to take the blame for five dog-like men who came knocking on the door? Third World: Guide the Male Lead to Cancel the Wedding and Turn Evil √ Turning evil is a bit lonely, so it's better to be a good person. Fourth World: Guide the Stingy Rich Second Generation Boyfriend, still in progress~ Synopsis: The protagonist used to be a boss in the guidance system. After retiring, they are suddenly asked by the main system to come out of retirement. They thought guiding a newbie would be a piece of cake, but...

234.23 Million words | 2021-02-04 14:57Update

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