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Returns to Thomas almost ten years later, now leading mercenaries, on a hunt for a relic that ends at the battle of Poitiers. Read it after the trilogy

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Almost ten years later, Thomas runs a mercenary company and lives at Castillon with Genevieve and their son, Hugh. Hired by a count to bring back his runaway wife, Bertille, he does the job, gets cheated and holds the count himself for ransom. The Earl of Northampton sends Thomas to find la Malice, the sword Saint Peter supposedly used in Gethsemane, which Cardinal Bessières is also hunting. The count's men seize Genevieve and Hugh, and a priest blinds one of her eyes before they are rescued. Thomas joins the Black Prince's army, cornered by the French. At Poitiers he hits the French from behind with the Captal de Buch, and the English win. Thomas takes la Malice, kills Bessières with it and then gets rid of the sword.

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Behind the scenesAlmost ten years later
Cornwell returned to Thomas in 2012, nine years after Heretic. The 2013 US edition notes the text differs slightly from the British one.
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ReferencePoitiers happened
The battle of Poitiers was fought on September 19, 1356. The Black Prince's smaller army faced that of King John II of France.
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ReferenceThe Captal de Buch
Jean de Grailly, the Captal de Buch, was a real Gascon noble who fought for the English at Poitiers. In the book, Thomas crosses paths with him.
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SetupPeter's sword
La Malice is said to be the sword Saint Peter used to defend Jesus in Gethsemane. Watch who is spreading the stories about its power.
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