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Hi Kati's Cat: Follett's *Pillars of the Earth* and *World Without End* really are excellent. If you liked them, maybe you should give Rutherfurd and Michener a whirl. They tend to cover longer time-spans in their novels but use the same fascinating device, interlinked stories of family fortunes. Excellent research goes without saying.
Talking of research; I just finished a re-read of Twain's *The Prince and the Pauper* last night. It's a ripping yarn, but the historical detail is fascinating and, even though the book was written for his children and aimed at what we'd now call a YA market, Twain pulls no punches in describing some of the cruel realities of Tudor England.
Cheers. Neil
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