Is a historical novel a literary genre?

One that is set in a historical period so accurately that the flaws in it are difficult to identify and refute. But it is not just a convincing period piece. It includes historical figures and events...

A historical genre is a book or a film set in a past historic event which is telling the story of something that happened there like Schindlers List or Troy. (:

Characters

A novel is a book or a long story, and a genre is what style the book or novel takes on. For example Frankenstein is a gothic romance, there are so many including comedy also. Most words to describe...

novels are books or story's , the genre is what category they happen to be under, so no.