Historical Romance Novels, Movies and TV Series – 900 Years of History

Reading Historical Fiction Romance Genre and Viewing List in Chronological Order by Year

Year Series Title Author Monarch

1066   Conquest Elizabeth Chadwick Harold II/William I
1120   Falcons of Montabard Elizabeth Chadwick Henry I
1130 Marshals A Place Beyond Courage Elizabeth Chadwick Henry I
1135 Pillars Pillars of the Earth Ken Follet Stephen/Henry II
1135 Plantagenets When Christ and his Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman Stephen/Maude
1148 Fulke Fitwarin Shadows and Strongholds Elizabeth Chadwick Stephen/Henry II
1156 Plantagenets Time and Chance Sharon Kay Penman Henry II/Eleanor
William
1167 Marshal The Greatest Knight Elizabeth Chadwick Henry II
1172 Plantagenets Devil's Brood Sharon Kay Penman Henry II
1183 Welsh Here Be Dragons Sharon Kay Penman John/Llewelyn
1184 Fulke Fitwarin Lords of the White Castle Elizabeth Chadwick John
William
1197 Marshal The Scarlett Lion Elizabeth Chadwick Richard I
1231 Welsh Falls the Shadow Sharon Kay Penman Henry III
1271 Welsh The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman Edward I
1305   Braveheart   Edward I
1327 Pillars World without End Ken Follet Edward III
1342 Grail Quest Harlequin/The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell Edward III
1347 Grail Quest Vagabond Bernard Cornwell Edward III
1350 Grail Quest Heretic Bernard Cornwell Edward III
1459   The Sunne in Splendour Sharon Kay Penman Edward IV
1464   The White Queen Phillipa Gregory Edward IV
1465 Edward IV The Innocent Posie Graeme-Evans Edward IV
1468 Edward IV The Exiled Posie Graeme-Evans Edward IV
1470 Edward IV The Beloved Posie Graeme-Evans Edward IV
1486   To Hold the Crown Jean Plaidy Henry VII
1509   The Tudors   Henry VIII
1521 Tudors The Other Boleyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Henry VIII
1521   The Other Boleyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Henry VIII
1539 Tudors The Boleyn Inheritance Phillipa Gregory Henry VIII
1543   The Sixth Wife Jean Plaidy Catherine Parr
1545   Queen of this Realm Jean Plaidy Elizabeth I
1548 Tudors The Queen's Fool Phillipa Gregory Edward VI
1553   Elizabeth Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I
1558 Tudors The Virgin's Lover Phillipa Gregory Elizabeth I
1560 Tudors The Other Queen Phillipa Gregory Mary I
1588   Elizabeth:The Golden Age Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I
1603 Charles I Earthly Joys Phillipa Gregory James I
1605   The Firemaster's Mistress Christie Dickason James I and VI
1638 Charles I Virgin Earth Phillipa Gregory Charles I
1643   The Crowning Mercy Bernard Cornwell/Susannah Kells Charles I
1647   Fallen Angels Bernard Cornwell/Susannah Kells Charles I
1660 Charles II Forever Amber Kathryn Winsor Charles II
1660   The Libertine Johnny Depp Charles II
1743 Outlander Cross Stitch Diana Gabaldon George II
1744 Outlander Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon George II
1746 Outlander Voyager Diana Gabaldon George II
1748 Outlander Drums of Autumn Diana Gabaldon George II
1774   The Duchess Keira Knightley George III
1787   A Respectable Trade Phillipa Gregory George III
1795   Becoming Jane Anne Hathaway Classic
1793   Sense and Sensibility 2008 BBC Worldwide Classic
1801   Wuthering Heights Global Entertainment/ABC 2008 Classic/Regency
1811   Pride and Prejudice 1995 BBC Worldwide Classic/Regency
1837   The Young Victoria   Victoria
1847   Jane Eyre 2006 BBC Worldwide Classic/Regency
Finnegan
1888 Family The Tea Rose Jennifer Donnelly  
1891   Tess of the D'Urbervilles 2008 BBC Worldwide Classic/Regency
Finnegan
1900 Family The Winter Rose Jennifer Donnelly