Jack Whyte

Jack Whyte was a Scottish-Canadian author best known for historical novels that reinterpret legendary figures through realistic political and military settings. Born in Scotland in 1940, he moved to Canada in 1967 and worked at various times as an actor, singer, poet and public speaker. He later settled in Kelowna, British Columbia, and received an honorary doctorate for his contribution to Canadian popular fiction.

Whyte achieved international success with the Dream of Eagles series, also published as the Camulod Chronicles, which presents the Arthurian legend against the collapse of Roman rule in Britain. Beginning with The Skystone, the series follows the families and communities that establish Camulod and prepare the way for Arthur’s rise. He also wrote the Templar Trilogy and the Guardians of Scotland series, exploring the Knights Templar, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Whyte died in 2021 at the age of eighty.

Periods and events

Arthurian Britain Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britain Merovingian Francia Late Roman Britain Battle of Stirling Bridge Reign of Edward I Wars of Scottish Independence Battle of Bannockburn Reign of Edward II Third Crusade Battle of Hattin First Crusade Crusader States Military Orders

Series

Series by Jack Whyte (4 series)

The Camulod Chronicles, in Order

by Jack Whyte 9 books 4.3

The Camulod Chronicles presents a historical reconstruction of the Arthurian legend, beginning in the final decades of Roman Britain and continuing through the rise and fall of Arthur’s kingdom. Former Roman officers establish the colony of Camulod to preserve law, learning and military order; their descendants include Merlyn…

Round Table

4.6

Bravehearts Chronicles in Order

by Jack Whyte 3 books 4.4

The Bravehearts Chronicles follows Scotland’s struggle against English domination through the lives of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the men whose campaigns turned a disputed succession into a war for national survival. Each novel concentrates on a different stage of the conflict, from Wallace’s rise and execution…

Rebel

4.4

Resistance

4.4

Uprising

4.3

Templar Novel in Order

by Jack Whyte 3 books 3.9

The Templar trilogy follows members of the St. Clair family and a secret brotherhood whose history is bound to the rise and destruction of the Knights Templar. Beginning in the aftermath of the First Crusade, the sequence moves through the disasters of Hattin and the Third Crusade before…