| 1 | The Montmaray Trilogy is composed of three young adult novels by Australian author Michelle Cooper, centering on the fictitious country of Montmaray during the very real events leading up to and including UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The books are written in the form of the journals of Princess Sophia [=FitzOsborne=] of Montmaray, and chronicle the family's exploits. Sophia's family includes her cousin, Princess Veronica; her older brother, (eventual) King Toby; her younger sister, Princess Henry, and her cousin/love interest, Veronica's illegitimate half-brother Simon. |
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| 3 | The trilogy is, in order: |
| 4 | #''A Brief History of Montmaray'' (2009) |
| 5 | #''The [=FitzOsbornes=] in Exile'' (2010) |
| 6 | #''The [=FitzOsbornes=] at War'' (2012) |
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| 8 | !!Tropes used in the trilogy: |
| 9 | * KissingCousins: Both Sophie and Toby with Simon. |
| 10 | * MicroMonarchy: There are nine inhabitants of Montmaray at the beginning of the trilogy. [[spoiler: At the end, the royal family is only there in the summer, and a caretaker looks after the castle in the winter.]] |
| 11 | * NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Toby]] |
| 12 | * NiceGuy: Rupert |
| 13 | * PoliticallyActivePrincess: Veronica is the driving force behind their campaign to [[spoiler: get Montmaray back from the Nazis]] in ''The [=FitzOsbornes=] in Exile'', ending with her wonderful speech to [[spoiler: the League of Nations]]. In ''The [=FitzOsbornes=] at War'', she becomes one of the first women to [[spoiler: join the British Foreign Office as a diplomat]]. |
| 14 | * TomboyishName: Don't call Henry "Henrietta"! |
| 15 | * WarIsHell |
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