A Flight of Arrows Cover Title Page Dedication Map of France and Normandy Prologue Freshwater, 6th of July, 1346 Evening 1 Saint-Vaast, 12th of July, 1346 Morning Quettehou, 12th of July, 1346 Midday 2 Saint-Vaast, 12th of July, 1346 Late afternoon Saint-Vaast, 12th of July, 1346 Evening Saint-Vaast, 12th of July, 1346 Night 3 Quettehou, 13th of July, 1346 Morning Quettehou, 13th of July, 1346 Midday Quettehou, 13th of July, 1346 Afternoon Morsalines, 13th of July, 1346 Evening 4 Valognes, 18th of July, 1346 Afternoon Valognes, 18th of July, 1346 Late evening 5 Sainte-Mère-Église, 19th of July, 1346 Afternoon Saint-Côme-du-Mont, 19th of July, 1346 Evening Saint-Côme-du-Mont, 19th of July, 1346 Night 6 Carentan, 20th of July, 1346 Morning 7 Carentan, 20th of July, 1346 Evening 8 Pont-Hébert, 21st of July, 1346 Late afternoon Pont-Hébert, 21st of July, 1346 Evening 9 Saint-Lô, 22nd of July, 1346 Morning 10 Cormolain, 24th of July, 1346 Morning Saint-Germain-d’Ectot, 24th of July, 1346 Late evening Saint-Germain-d’Ectot, 24th of July, 1346 Night Saint-Germain-d’Ectot, 25th of July 1346 Morning Caen, 25th of July, 1346 Midday 11 Caen, 25th of July, 1346 Midday Caen, 25th of July, 1346 Late afternoon Caen, 25th of July, 1346 Evening Caen, 26th of July, 1346 Morning 12 Caen, 26th of July, 1346 Early afternoon Caen, 26th of July, 1346 Evening 13 Caen, 26th of July, 1346 Evening Caen, 26th of July, 1346 Night Caen, 27th of July, 1346 Midday 14 Caen, 30th of July, 1346 Afternoon Caen, 30th of July, 1346 Late afternoon 15 Troarn, 31st of July, 1346 Evening Rumesnil, 1st of August, 1346 Late afternoon Léaupartie, 1st of August, 1346 Evening 16 Lisieux, 2nd of August, 1346 Late afternoon Lisieux, 2nd of August, 1346 Evening Lisieux, 2nd of August, 1346 Midnight Bernay, 3rd of August, 1346 Early morning 17 Duranville, 4th of August, 1346 Evening Neubourg, 5th of August, 1346 Evening Neubourg, 6th of August, 1346 Late afternoon Rouen, 8th of August, 1346 Morning 18 Gaillon, 9th of August, 1346 Afternoon Vernon, 9th of August, 1346 Evening Longueville, 9th of August, 1346 Night Freneuse, 10th of August, 1346 Afternoon 19 La Roche-Guyon, 10th of August, 1346 Late afternoon Freneuse, 10th of August, 1346 Evening Freneuse, 10th of August, 1346 Night La Roche-Guyon, 10th of August, 1346 Night 20 Mantes, 11th of August, 1346 Midday Aubergenville, 11th of August, 1346 Evening Poissy, 12th of August, 1346 Afternoon Poissy, 13th of August, 1346 Afternoon 21 Poissy, 14th of August, 1346 Morning Poissy, 14th of August, 1346 Late afternoon Poissy, 15th of August, 1346 Late morning Poissy, 15th of August, 1346 Midday Poissy, 15th of August, 1346 Early afternoon 22 Beauvais, thirty-seven miles south of the Somme, 18th of August, 1346 Morning Grandvilliers, twenty-five miles south of the Somme, 19th of August, 1346 Evening Molliens-Vidame, ten miles south of the Somme, 20th of August, 1346 Night Airaines, four miles south of the Somme, 21st of August, 1346 Evening Airaines, four miles south of the Somme, 22nd of August, 1346 Evening Airaines, four miles south of the Somme, 22nd of August, 1346 Night 23 Airaines, four miles south of the Somme, 23rd of August, 1346 Morning Oisemont, four miles south of the Somme, 23rd of August, 1346 Late morning Acheux, five miles south of the Somme, 23rd of August, 1346 Evening Saigneville, south bank of the Somme, 24th of August, 1346 Morning The Blanchetaque, 24th of August, 1346 Mid morning 24 Forêt de Crécy, 24th of August, 1346 Evening Forêt de Crécy, 24th of August, 1346 Night Forêt de Crécy, 25th of August, 1346 Afternoon 25 Abbeville, 25th of August, 1346 Night 26 Abbeville, 26th of August, 1346 Morning Crécy-en-Ponthieu, 26th of August, 1346 Morning Near Abbeville, 26th of August, 1346 Early afternoon Crécy-en-Ponthieu, 26th of August, 1346 Late afternoon 27 Crécy-en-Ponthieu, 26th of August, 1346 Night Saint-Riquier, 27th of August, 1346 Morning 28 Valloire, 28th of August, 1346 Midday Acknowledgements About the Author Also by A.J. MacKenzie Copyright Cover Table of Contents Start of Content To John, Richard, Jenny, Mary, and Armand – it all began with you Prologue Freshwater, 6th of July, 1346 Evening The king and his court demanded fresh butter for their bread, so in the end they had to bring two of the cows ashore. Garnet and Marigold were brought up on deck and hoisted over the side of the cog into a smaller boat. They looked so funny, Nell thought, hanging in the slings with their legs dangling, mooing with distress, and when Garnet finally landed in the boat, she kicked one of the sailors so hard he fell overboard. The other men cheered her for a stout lass who didn’t take nonsense from anyone. The chief herdsman should have gone with the cows, but he was heaving his guts out with seasickness, so Nell went instead. The sailors handed her down into the boat and she held the cows firmly by their halters as they were rowed ashore. Once on dry land, she herded them to the nearby manor of Freshwater, right at the western end of the Isle of Wight. Every so often she turned to look out through the rain at the English ships, riding at anchor with their sails furled, unable to make headway against the strong west wind. She thought about the thousands of soldiers packed inside them like saltfish in a barrel, many of them being just as sick as the chief herdsman. They were expecting her at Freshwater, and the yeoman of the kitchen, Master Coloyne, showed her a byre where she could stable the cows and do the evening milking. Most of the royal household was there, although the king had taken himself off to Carisbrooke Castle a few miles away. Master Clerebaud the sauce-maker reckoned it was because the beds were softer there. After milking, she warmed herself by the hearth, and then sat down with the scullery lads and maids to eat hot pottage with beans and onions and some bacon thrown in. The pottage warmed them all and kept out the cold. ‘You’d never believe it was July,’ someone said. ‘Never mind,’ said Master Coloyne. ‘It’ll be warm enough when we get to France.’ ‘Why will it be warm in France?’ Nell asked. ‘Further
