King Henry V has defeated the French but he has yet to grasp the crown of France. He returns to finish the job which was begun at Agincourt. At his side is his mentor, Sir William Strongstaff, Knight of the Garter. The oldest man in the army he has yet to become a mere observer and he is sent on a diplomatic mission to Burgundy and an alliance with Duke John the Fearless. When the Scots ally with the French and kill the King’s brother in battle it seems that the campaign is over but the English archers and men at arms show their enemies that they reign supreme on the battlefield.
Concluding at the battle of Verneuil, The Battle for France takes England a little closer to the crown of France.
The Battle of Agincourt should have secured the crown for King Henry but it did not. This novel shows the struggles to be become King of France. This was the war when the Scots sent large numbers of men to fight in France. In their one victory they kill the King’s brother but in the others they suffer huge defeats. The book culminated in the battle of Verneuil. I confess that until I researched the book I had not heard of it but it was called a second Agincourt and was the greatest victory for King Henry’s younger brother, the Duke of Bedford.
