Historical

Novels whose setting is in the past. Frequently these follow historical tales, sagas or facts.

World with kingdom setting that are not from actual history saga, tales, are not included.

Blood Eagle

They took his tongue, and with it, his song and his sorcery. They threw him to the lions, expecting him to die. Mauled, multilated, and bereft of magic, Arn survives. A prisoner in Aquila, the northern skáld has lost all his powers. But a felled tree can regrow. A destroyed house can be rebuilt. A...
Fantasy, Action, Historical, Drama, Adventure, Martial Arts
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Industrial Cthulhu: Starting as an Island Lord

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“I saw with my own eyes that they used the finest, rustproof refined steel to make utensils and cans, filling them with just a little food, then casually throwing them away after eating.” “I saw with my own eyes that they used giant beasts as tall as mountains to devour soil and rocks, digging out...
Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Tragedy, Action
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Iron Dynasty

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A top-secret experimental explosion transports Xiao Ming to a parallel world resembling ancient times. In this hostile land, he is the most unfavored prince, given the most barren fiefdom. Fortunately, however, a mysterious item from the experiment—the Technology Crystal—comes with him, granting...
Historical, Action, Romance, Seinen, Tragedy, Harem
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Re: Blood and Iron

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【A new work from the author of 'Tyranny of Steel'!】 Karl Wagner is a disgruntled middle-aged instructor at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College. He finds himself concerned about the direction which the German nation is headed in—just as he is killed by a terrorist attack. Only to awaken and...
Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
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For the Glory of Rome: Chronicles of an Isekai'd Legion

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A wise man once said all roads lead to Rome. He didn’t know how right he was. Ripped away from the battlefield, Tiberius and his six thousand Roman Legionnaires unexpectedly find themselves stranded in a foreign land of magic and witchcraft. With no way home, their path forward is obvious: conquer...
Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Historical
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Echoes of My Heart Throughout the Court

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Bad news: Xu Yanmiao traveled back to ancient times, but he himself is lazy and uninterested in anything but internet cybersecurity, which is useless in ancient times. Good news: He’s bound to a system. Bad news: The system is called the Gossip System, not the fortune-telling kind, but the kind...
Comedy, Historical, Drama, Fantasy
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Empire of Shadows

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Most people are born ordinary, but there are always a few who, even if born into mediocrity, aspire to greatness. From a nameless exploited laborer to a godfather in the shadows; From the bottom rung of society, bound by rules, to a secret emperor who crafts those very rules. When the sun shines,...
Historical, Adventure, Action, Mature
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The Reversed Hierophant

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“I bore the weight of a radiant crown and a glorious reputation, a saint walking through the valley of death, only for the ones I blessed to send me poisonous snakes and sharp blades to devour me completely.” – After rebirth, Rafael looked back at his previous life and remarked. The illustrious...
Historical, Mature, Tragedy, Action, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Shounen Ai
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Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

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In France, just entered Versailles, with the identity of the Crown Prince. The only problem was that the reigning king was Louis XVI, and in two years, he'd be "snapped"... Since I couldn't rely on dear old dad and the ministers, I had to take matters into my own hands to reform France! First, make...
Historical, Action, Slice of Life, Seinen
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Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

After he transmigrated, Ye Shuo became the Ninth Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. His mother was the most favoured Imperial Concubine, and his grandfather was the Duke Zhen who had massive troops under him; his birth immediately made him one of the three most popular candidates in fighting for the...
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Slice of Life
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