Series: Morland Dynasty

1816: Napoleon has at last been defeated, but victory brings no peace to the English. The cost of war strikes deep into the country—there is raging inflation, discharged soldiers join the ranks of the unemployed, wages tumble, and the bread price soars—and hungry men are easily stirred to protest. Amid this turbulence, Heloise and James stand guard over Morland Place—for...

1807: The Napoleonic wars continue, and their violence reverberates in the lives of the Morland family. The Regency offers a vivid portrait of this tumultuous era, focusing on the challenges and changes faced by one remarkable family. Follow their journey as they navigate personal and political upheavals during one of Britain's most fascinating historical periods.

1795: the shadow of Bonaparte has fallen across Europe and touches each member of the far-flung Morland family. As the century draws to a close, Jemima Morland wearily acknowledges that her life is also nearing its end, but she has scant peace as her unpredictable children behave ever more incomprehensibly: James's marriage to Mary Ann is closer to falling apart;...

In the last years of the nineteenth century, the Morlands' fortunes are changing for the better, as Henrietta and Jerome find a true home at Morland Place, and Teddy ploughs his profits into restoring it to its former glory. But the reverses and cruelties of the Boer War and the death of Queen Victoria shake the foundations of a confident...