Bertrand du Guesclin

c. 1320s–1380

Bertrand du Guesclin was a Breton commander and Constable of France during the Hundred Years’ War. His cautious strategy, raids and recovery of French positions helped reverse English gains in the later fourteenth century.

Christian Cameron’s Sword of Justice is set in 1367, Sir William Gold serves the Green Count of Savoy as expeditions and private ambitions carry armed companies across France, Italy and the eastern Mediterranean. Christian Cameron’s Hawkwood’s Sword places Bertrand du Guesclin within a narrative shaped by military command and battlefield decision-making, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and social change and the pressures of ordinary life. Other novels featuring Bertrand du Guesclin include David Gilman’s Shadow of the Hawk and David Gilman’s To Kill a King.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Bertrand du Guesclin

Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453 CE

Series

Series featuring Bertrand du Guesclin (2 series)

Master of War in Order

by David Gilman 9 books 4.6

The Master of War series follows Thomas Blackstone, an English archer and later knight, through the Hundred Years’ War. Beginning with the Crécy campaign in 1346, the sequence expands across France, Aquitaine, Brittany, Castile and northern Italy, using Blackstone’s career to show how medieval war was fought through…

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Master of War

4.4

Defiant Unto Death

4.5

Gate of the Dead

4.5

Viper’s Blood

4.6

Scourge of Wolves

4.7

Cross of Fire

4.7

Shadow of the Hawk

4.6

To Kill a King

4.7

Rage of Swords

4.7

Chivalry in Order

by Christian Cameron 7 books 4.5

The Chivalry series follows William Gold from his beginnings as a London cook’s boy in the campaign of 1356 to a career as knight and professional captain. His path leads from Poitiers through the mercenary wars of Italy, crusading expeditions and the rivalries of France, Savoy, Venice, Genoa…

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