The Morland Dynasty is a series of historical novels by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, in the genre of a family saga. They recount the lives of the Morland family of York, England and their national and international relatives and associates.
There are currently 36 books in the series. The first book begins in 1434 and features the Wars of the Roses; the most recent book begins in 1936 and deals Edward VIII's abdication and the start of WWII. The book series in order according to the author's webpage is:
Book number Name Publication date Historical period1The Founding 19801434 – Wars of the Roses and Richard III of England2The Dark Rose 19811501 – Henry VIII3The Princeling1981 1558 – Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots4The Oak Apple 1982 1630 – Charles I; the English Civil War5The Black Pearl1982 1659 – Charles II; The Restoration6The Long Shadow19831670 – Charles II and James II7The Chevalier19841689 – William III and Mary II; Queen Anne; George I; The Old Pretender, Jacobite rising of 17158The Maiden 1985 1720 – George I; George II; the Young Pretender (Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite rising of 17459The Flood-Tide19861772 – George III; the American War of Independence10The Tangled Thread19871788 – The French Revolution; beginning of Industrial Revolution11The Emperor19881795 – Napoleon12The Victory19891803 13The Regency1990 1807 – The Napoleonic Wars; the Peninsular War; the Industrial Revolution14The Campaigners1991 1815 – The Hundred Days Campaign and Battle of Waterloo15The Reckoning1992 1816 – Post-war slump; Chartism; Pentrich Revolution; industrial progress16The Devil's Horse1993 1820 – George IV; the railway17The Poison Tree1994 1831 – William IV18The Abyss19951833 – William IV; Victoria19The Hidden Shore19961843 – The early Victorian era20The Winter Journey19971851 – The Mid-Victorian era; The Great Exhibition; the Crimean War21The Outcast19981857 – The American Civil War22The Mirage19991870 – High Victorian Age; Franco-Prussian War23The Cause20001874 – Women's Rights24The Homecoming20011885 – The Late Victorian era25The Question20021898 – Late Victorian/Edwardian; the Second Boer War; Automobiles; the Suffragettes26The Dream Kingdom20031908 – Edwardian era; Aviation27The Restless Sea20041912 – The Titanic; George V28The White Road20051914 – The beginning of World War I29The Burning Roses20061915 – World War I30The Measure of Days20071916 – World War I: Battle of the Somme31The Foreign Field20091917 – World War I: Battle of Passchendaele32The Fallen Kings20091918 – The end of World War I; Armistice of 11 November 1918; demobilisation 33The Dancing Years Nov 20101919 – Demobilisation and peace34The Winding Road Nov 20111925 – The Jazz Age; Wall Street crash of 192935The Phoenix Sept 20131931 – Great Depression; Hollywood and the Talkies; Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson36The Gathering Storm Aug 20241936 – Edward VIII abdication; the start of WWII
See also Cultural depictions of Henry VIII Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
External links http://www.cynthiaharrodeagles.com – The author's website. http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Authors/H/173 – Publisher Little, Brown. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970918.The_Cause – Independent book review – discussion group run by Morland fans for Morland fans