Two kings, Three young soldiers. One battle to end all battles.
Eager to prove his courage and defend his family honour, young Irish noble Gerald O'Connor rides his warhorse Troy north in King James's cavalry.
Brothers Robert and Daniel Sherrard march south from the once-besieged city of Derry with King William's army.
The chosen field of battle - the Boyne - lies waiting, where victory will decide who rules the lands of England, and of Ireland.
And the fighting will decide who survives the deadly game of war.
This book was recognised in the Ages 9-11 Years category by the Lai Awards.
There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by O'Brien Press Ltd .
Tallaght-born Nicola Pierce is a writer, living in Drogheda. Emma Byrne is a graphic designer and artist. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. She has won numerous awards for her design including The IDI (Irish Design Institute) Graduate Designer of the Year, the IDI Promotional Literature Award for her work on Brown Morning, and a Children's Books Ireland Bisto Merit Award for her work on Something Beginning With P: New Poems from Irish Poets. She has illustrated many books, including Best-Loved Oscar Wilde, Best Loved Yeats, The Most Beautiful Letter in the World by Karl O'Neill, a special edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, and A Terrible Beauty by Mairead Ashe Fitzgerald. She lives in a thatched house in Co. Wexford.
This book contains the following story:
Kings of the Boyne
Two kings, Three young soldiers. One battle to end all battles. Eager to prove his courage and defend his family honour, young Irish noble Gerald O'Connor rides his warhorse Troy north in King James's cavalry. Brothers Robert and Daniel Sherrard march south from the once-besieged city of Derry with King William's army. The chosen field of battle - the Boyne - lies waiting, where victory will decide who rules the lands of England, and of Ireland. And the fighting will decide who survives the deadly game of war.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Lai Awards
This book was recognised in the Ages 9-11 Years category by the Lai Awards.