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The Founding (Dynasty) (Paperback)

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (Author)
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  • Paperback: 527 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere; New edition edition (31 Dec 1981)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751503827
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751503821
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style, using contemporaneous artwork for each period. This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort. It is a union which establishes the powerful Morland dynasty and in the succeeding volumes of this rich tapestry of English life, we follow their fortunes through war and peace, political upheaval and social revolution, times of pestilence and periods of plenty, and through the vicissitudes which afflict every family - love and passion, envy and betrayal, birth and death, great fortune and miserable penury. The Morland Dynasty is entertainment of the most addictive kind.


About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is also the author of the Bill Slider series of detective novels. She won the Romantic Novelists' Association Award in 1993.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read, 22 Nov 2000
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As a big fan of historic fiction, I found this to be one of the best in the genre. It is the first of a 20-book series on the Morland dynasty, beginning in the 15th century and ending in our time. Well researched and well written, this books simply does not allow you to stop until you reach the last page - and then rush to find the next in the series. The characters are alive and real and their story is a great way to learn about life in that time - both in the Yorkshire ocuntryside and in the English court. I am reading book 4 now and desperate to find book 5, no plans to stop until I reach the last one! The only problem with the series is that sometimes the time gap between books is big enough to make it a bit confusing, although the family tree pictured in each volume helps to find your way around.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Founding of a riveting Dynasty, 28 Jan 2007
By Mrs. L. Browning "Linz" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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I first bought this book many years ago and found it fascinating in its attention to detail. It has been followed by more than 20 books now - I am currently reading book 27 - and if you buy this book I guarantee you will want to read the rest too! I agree that the gap between books was confusing but after about the first 5 books, Ms Harrod-Eagles began to start her books where the last one left off, making it easier to follow the series.
The Founding is a masterpece of research into life in Middle-Age England, and shows how Civil War can split loyalties and families. It is also a great start to a wonderful Dynasty - every time I buy a new book in this series, I read the whole lot again from the start and I never get bored re-reading them. Thanks, Cynthia, its a great series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Service, 29 Aug 2009
By Mrs. Pamela A. Wright (WALES UK) - See all my reviews
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A friend suggested I'd enjoy the writings of Cynthia Harrod Eagles - immediately I thought "Amazon Market Place". I typed in a search and sure enough, up came a list of her books. I selected the one I wanted, ordered it and in no time at all it arrived and was in the condition described - WELL DONE AMAZON AND YOUR MARKET PLACE SELLERS!!!!

I have used Amazon Market Place as well as Amazon Book shop many times and they have NEVER let me down.

The Book, by the way, was "The Founding" and it was excellent. I will be using Amazon to buy the others in the series.
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