Agincourt: The Story of Jenkin Lloyd is a book in the My Story series by Scholastic UK. It is Michael Cox's only book in the series. Agincourt was published on April 17, 2003 and followed by Waterloo. The book was published in Canada as A Hail of Arrows in 2009.
Dedication[]
- "To Ted Cox
(3rd April 1923 – 10th November 2002)"
Book description[]
- "October 1415
What I saw when we looked down into that valley made my stomach churn, my heart pound and my legs feel like they were made from bowstrings. There below us, about half a mile away, for almost as far as I could see in all directions, was a vast sea of grey steel. Moving before us was the most enormous host of men I had ever laid eyes on in my life. As their pennants fluttered in the breeze and their countless lances bobbed up and down, thousands and thousands of French knights on horseback were now taking up their positions in the valley..."
Plot[]
Epilogue[]
Historical Note[]
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Agincourt characters
Author[]
- Main article: Michael Cox
Michael Cox is a British children's author for Scholastic UK. He contributed numerous titles to their series, Top Ten, Dead Famous and The Knowledge.[2] Agincourt is his only book written for My Story.
Editions[]
![A Hail of Arrows Canadian edition 9780545990400 (March 2009)[3]](/wiki/File:Hail-of-Arrows.jpg "Hail-of-Arrows.jpg (53 KB)")
Notes[]
- The portrait on the cover was provided by Andy Lubienski. The background is a detail of an engraving, described as 100 Years War and English Victory at Agincourt, from the Mary Evans Picture Library.[4]
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