![]() ![]() ![]() Under Sir John’s instruction, Hook accompanies Henry’s army back into France with the plan to use Henry’s birthright to seize the throne. From there, he returns to England, where Henry V assigns him to Sir John Cornewaille’s men. After turning the last page, I was exhausted yet exhilarated, much as Hook and his lord felt after their unlikely triumph.Īs the book opens, Hook is outlawed from England after striking a priest he heads to France to try out his archery skills and ends up a fugitive in the attack on Soissons. I experienced the worst in men and trembled as hard decisions were made about my future without my consent. ![]() Through the eyes of archer Nicholas Hook, I was entrapped at the siege of Harfleur I marched relentlessly, cold and hungry, across France as I was chased doggedly by the French army I shot arrows skillfully at a legion said to be almost five times larger than mine. Agincourt is a stunning ride through the battle best known from Shakespeare’s Henry V. ![]()
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