Cyril Abraham of Onedin short stories by Abraham, set between Series Two and Series Three, appeared in "Woman" magazine in 1973. Abraham had intended to write a whole series of novels about the Onedin Line, but he died in 1979 after completing the fifth book, "The White Ships". The saga was eventually to have seen James and Elizabeth Onedin as two elderly autocrats, both determined not to relinquish their hold on the shipping business. Elizabeth Onedin would have still been a formidable woman in her 90s, while James Onedin would have died aged 102, leaving the family divided over control of the
The Last Kingdom (TV series) of what is recorded historically, and what he has invented. The Last Kingdom (TV series) The Last Kingdom is a British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell's "The Saxon Stories" series of novels. The first series of eight episodes premiered on 10 October 2015 on BBC America, and on BBC Two in the UK on 22 October 2015. A second season of eight episodes was aired on BBC Two in the UK in March 2017, co-produced by Netflix after the exit of BBC America. The third season of ten episodes is available exclusively on Netflix. A forthcoming fourth