Favorite Historical Fiction Series

For the past couple of years I have been reading a lot of historical fiction.  While I prefer historical mysteries, there are several series and authors that I follow. They include:

C J. Sansom - Matthew Shardlake
Anna Castle - Francis Bacon Mysteries

Laura Morelli - Renaissance Artisan Series

Ariana Franklin - Mistress of the Art of Death

S. D. Sykes - Oswald de Lacy, Somershill Manor Series

C. De Melo - Medieval Mysteries

Ruth Downie - Medicus
Sharon Kay Penman
P. K. Adams
Conn Iggulden
Brenda Rickman Vantrease
Nancy Bilyeau
C. W. Gortner

Unfortunately, Ariana Franklin has passed away and there will not be any more novels coming from her. Anna Castle is currently working on the 7th Francis Bacon Mystery, Now and Then Stab, but also is writing another series that I am not that fond of. I loved Conn Iggulden's Conqueror series but have struggled with reading his other series. The Conqueror series concerns the lives of the Mongol warlords Ghengis and Kublai Khan. P. K. Adams is a fairly new author.  She has written three books. Two of them are a duology on the life of Hildegard and the last one is the beginning of a new series that takes place in Poland and Lithuania. Christine De Melo has published quite a few books and I have loved them all, with the exception of the last one which is not a historical fiction book.  Freelance is a spy romance based in Florence, Italy. Of course, anything C. W. Gortner and Nancy Bilyeau write are superb.

The medieval period is my favorite era. I would love to read about the Visigoths  though, but don't even know if anyone has tackled this era yet.  I have been having thoughts about writing one myself.  I would need to do alot research and am not sure that I am capable of writing historical fiction.  I have written some mystery short stories and feel much more confident about writing that genre. Anything is possible though.  

What are your favorite historical fiction series and authors?