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I would say Mercedes Lackey's Shadow of the Lion and Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell would both qualify as "historical fantasy." The latter has relationships, but I wouldn't cal...
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I would say Mercedes Lackey's [Shadow of the Lion](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0743471474) and Susanna Clarke's [Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0765356155) would both qualify as "historical fantasy." The latter has relationships, but I wouldn't call them "romance." Actually, Lackey's entire Elemental Masters series could be historical fantasy. Again, there are pairings, but whether you'd call them "romances" is up to the marketing department. I wouldn't.