| 100% | HALL | 4 | Hilary Mantel historical novel "Wolf ___" |
| 72% | CROMWELL | 8 | Historical subject of Hilary Mantel's 2009 novel "Wolf Hall" |
| 66% | HALL | 4 | Hilary Mantel Man Booker-winning novel "Wolf ___" |
| 49% | FLUDD | 5 | 1989 novel by Hilary Mantel |
| 49% | WOLFHALL | 8 | 2009 novel by Hilary Mantel |
| 43% | THEHAJ | 6 | Historical novel of 1984 |
| 42% | WOLFHALL | 8 | 2009 novel by the late Hilary Mantel |
| 41% | SAGA | 4 | Long historical novel |
| 40% | BURR | 4 | Gore Vidal historical novel |
| 40% | LORNA | 5 | "___ Doone" (1869 historical novel) |
| 40% | SAGA | 4 | Many a historical novel |
| 40% | TRILOGIES | 9 | Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” series and N. K. Jemisin’s “Broken Earth” series, for two |
| 40% | HAJ | 3 | 1984 historical novel, with "The" |
| 40% | FRENCHMANSCREEK | 15 | Daphne du Maurier historical novel |
| 39% | URIS | 4 | Leon who wrote historical novels |
| 39% | WOLFHALL | 8 | Epic novel about Thomas Cromwell by Hilary Mantel |
| 39% | SCOTT | 5 | The Father of the Historical Novel |
| 39% | CRUSADE | 7 | 2007 historical novel by Robyn Young |
| 39% | FAULKS | 6 | Sebastian __, author of historical novel Birdsong |
| 38% | CENTENNIAL | 10 | 33-Across' 1974 historical novel about Colorado |
| 38% | OTHER | 5 | "The ___ Boleyn Girl" (Philippa Gregory historical novel) |
| 38% | URIS | 4 | Leon ___, author of the historical novel "Exodus" |
| 38% | ALICE | 5 | “The ___ Network” (2017 Kate Quinn historical novel) |
| 37% | FOLLETT | 7 | Ken __, author of thrillers and historical novels |
| 37% | SCOTT | 5 | British author of historical novels and ballads |
| 37% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | 1862 historical novel by Victor Hugo (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SHELBY | 6 | & 19A US author of 1952 historical novel Shiloh |
| 36% | ANYASETON | 9 | Author of the historical novels “Dragonwyck” and “Katherine” |