Five top books that recycle historical legends

Kiersten White is the New York Times bestselling author of the Paranormalcy trilogy; the dark thrillers Mind Games and Perfect Lies; The Chaos of Stars; Illusions of Fate; and the forthcoming And I Darken. At Tor.com she tagged her "five favorite books that use European history or historical legends as a background for asking timeless questions about life, love, and the reality of magic,"