Agincourt (Bernard Cornwell)

Cornwell’s novel of the 1415 campaign, told through the archer Nicholas Hook from the massacre at Soissons to the field at Agincourt. Published in the UK as Azincourt.

Why it’s on the list: Named in the replies to @moseskagan asking what historical fiction to read next — a crowd-sourced list Kyle recovered by hand and saved.

Ambiguous title. Kyle’s line is the bare word “Agincourt.” Because the thread asked for historical fiction, this card takes Cornwell’s 2008 novel rather than Juliet Barker’s 2005 history of the same name; confidence: low until Kyle confirms.

Where I saw it: In the replies to @moseskagan asking “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” (April 13, 2025). Kyle recovered the reply list by hand and saved it to his “Books To Read” Apple Note; the full transcribed list lives on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).

Connections

• What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
• Historical Fiction — the genre the thread was asking about.