“The Founding” is the first book in the Morland Dynasty series, which follows the lives of the Morland family from the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century to the 20th century. The book begins in 1434 with Eleanor Courteney, a young widow who inherits her father’s estate and marries Robert Morland, a wealthy wool merchant. The story then follows their descendants through various historical events such as the English Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and World War I.

Throughout the book, Harrod-Eagles provides a detailed and immersive portrayal of life during each time period. She explores themes such as class, gender roles, politics, and religion. The characters are well-developed and their relationships are complex and realistic.

Overall, “The Founding” is a well-researched and engaging historical fiction novel that sets up the rest of the Morland Dynasty series.

• The Founding

• By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• Narrated by: Christopher Scott

Seeking power and prestige, Edward Morland, the gritty, ambitious Yorkshireman, arranges a marriage between his docile son Robert and the powerful Eleanor, the young ward of the influential Beaufort family. Eleanor was appalled at being forced to marry a mere “shepherd farmer”; After all, she is secretly in love with Richard, Duke of York.

This wonderful series opens with the background of the War of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a child of the influential Beaufort family. It was an alliance that established the mighty Morland dynasty, and in the ensuing episodes of this rich tapestry of British life we trace their fortunes through war and peace, political upheaval and political upheaval. rule and social revolution, times of epidemics and times of affluence, and through the ups and downs that affect every family – love and passion, envy and betrayal, birth and death, great fortune and misery.

Morland Dynasty is the most addictive form of entertainment.

I am really enjoying this series so far. It’s a pleasure to read or listen to history and learn while having it personalized by presenting it as family saga. I don’t know if I will get through all of the books but I am going to try. Christopher Scott did an excellent job. He made each character come alive and seemed to fit right in with the story. To me that’s a high compliment.

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