Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

historical novel, a novel that has as its setting a period of history and that attempts to convey the spirit, manners, and social conditions of a past age with realistic detail and fidelity (which is in some cases only apparent fidelity) to historical fact. (Britannica)

Natalie Haynes’s powerful historical novel gives new life to the story of two ancient cultures at war. (Pan Macmillan)