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I suggest Waverley, the first historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, who is sometimes credited with inventing the genre. It's set in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and has a very definite romance subplot, with two heroines. I find Scott a bit slow to get started, but except perhaps for the first few charters, Waverley is a very good read. And Scott manages to inform as well as entertain the reader.
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