The Founding: 1 (The Morland Dynasty) - Softcover

"This epic, brilliantly intricate series is like a family tree come to life. " - Queen of Happy Endings

"The detail was amazing. You really feel as if you are a part of the time period." - Books Like Breathing

"A great historical read with love, death disease and everything that can befall a family of this time period." - Celtic Lady's Reviews

"An entertaining and engrossing read that contains two intriguing elements...family drama and history. " - Passages to the Past

"A rather delightful read as well as an intriguing historical look into life during the middle years of the 1400s." - Rundpinne

"For readers who enjoy an ongoing family saga, you'll want to pick up this book. It's a very satisfying read and will be a great addition to your Historical shelf. " - Between the Pages

"Rich in historical details, populated by compelling and very real characters and a true page-turner... one of the true cornerstones of historical fiction of the late 20th century." - Thoughts From Lady Tess

"The "Founding" is a masterpiece of research into life in Medieval England." - The Historical Novel Review Blog

"I can see myself becoming very enthralled with this series. " - Readin' and Dreamin'

"This is truly an epic story, that I'm sure will entertain as I read through the years." - Jenny Loves to Read

The first book in the epic bestselling Morland Dynasty series which spans from the Wars of the Roses to Queen Victoria's long reign, where war and famine, peace and plenty, love and loyalty, greed and envy spread the lines of the family throughout the country?into the courts of kings and the salons of the Regency, onto the battlefields of Culloden and the Crimea and beyond.

In The Founding, seeking power and prestige, grim, ambitious Yorkshireman Edward Morland arranges a marriage between his meek son Robert and spirited Eleanor, young ward of the influential Beaufort family. Eleanor is not only appalled at being forced to marry a mere "sheep farmer," but is secretly in love with Richard, Duke of York. Yet, in time, this apparently ill-matched union becomes both passionate and tender, the foundation of the Morland Dynasty, and sustains them through bloody civil war which so often divides families, sets neighbor against neighbor, and brings tragedy close to home.