The Road to Agincourt

Struggle for a Crown #5

by Griff Hosker

Henry of Monmouth, Prince Hal, is barely recovered from a near-fatal wound when his father leaves him to retake his land. Owain Glendower and Edmund Mortimer, however, have French allies and the most inhospitable landscape to aid them. All that Prince Hal has is the guardian of kings, Will Strongstaff. The two of them have to fight treachery and those who count money as well as more traditional enemies, the Welsh archers. As the two of them fight together the young prince learns the skills which will help him, in the fullness to time and when his King of England, to not only defeat but to crush and humiliate the French at the Battle of Agincourt.This is the story of how a prince became a general and how he learned to fight!

Genres: Historical

238 pages, Paperback

Published December 18, 2019

About the author

I was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.

When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.

My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.

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Reviews

[Walter Embleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The road to glory

Now finished 5th book. What a ride.
Just downloaded book 6.
Will get stuck into it tonight.
I need my sleep, but get precious hours less
as you do. Just one more chapter! Then just one more.

Gripped

[A D Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Excellent treatment within historical events. I enjoyed the author's telling of the Welch campaign. I must admit that parts were heavy reading and I left the book to do other things. This may be because I found his presentation of the historic background and financial matters sometimes boring given my knowledge of the era. I recommend the book as a nice treatment on the material. It should be read in sequence with the previous books in series if you are not familiar with the background.

[ELzabeth Livingstone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Throughout the book it retains the fascinating history of the kings of that period and the importance and loyalty of the fighting man and their followers.

[Gary Underwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read over fifty books by this author and have not been disappointed with any of them .
This one a different five. Loved the history.

[Robert Anastasiades · Rating 5 out of 5]

The road to Agincourt

Another brilliant book full of action and great detail following sir Williams life loved it and look forward to the next one .

[Roland Taub · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to learn the history of England ....

Then Hosker's books are a must. He makes the stories live by putting realistic people in the stories along side kings and lords.

[Gerald E Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exciting yarn

This book held my interest well. I found it difficult to put down, even when tired. I look forward to reading the sequel.

[Elisabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

As wonderful as ever

This deep into a series it is refreshing that it retains all the things that made the earlier books so enjoyable to read.

[Mr Roy Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book from Mr H. I still do not know why Mr H is not compared with Bernard Cornwell. The boos are similar in nature and action, but very few people seem interested in serialising Will Strongstaff. Why not? The public should learn more about these fascinating times during the Plantaginet era. As for this book, it was not as enthralling as some of the earlier books, but that is more the fault of history than the book. Difficult to write about famous battles when not many took place. Anyway ..... on to Agincourt 😊. Come on Will, save the day against the French.

[The Bauchler · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*