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Plot summary. A crucial moment in the novel when Sir Oliver, Sir Daniel, and Dick Shelton are surprised by a black arrow in the Moat House refectory hall. The novel is set in the reign of "old King Henry VI " (1422–1461, 1470–1471) and during the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487).
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1888
Read Book 2 of The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson. The text begins: Chapter I - Dick Asks Questions The Moat House stood not far from the rough forest road.
Old Nick Appleyard, a veteran of Agincourt, grumbles at the weakness of the defense in a country overrun by stragglers from warring armies and insists that Moat House lies open to attack. His...
Jun 3, 2013 · The Black Arrow was a harrowing tale of a young adventurer, trying to find his true love. It's set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses. You don't have to know anything about the history of the period, the author feeds you any details necessary. For the most part it's not a bad tale, just a bit long winded. That may not make a lot of sense because it's a small book - only about 80,000 ...
Summary. The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses is set during the Wars of the Roses (1453-1487). These were a series of civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York who were fighting for the English throne. In the novel, Richard Shelton (Dick) lives as Sir Daniel Brackley’s ward at Tunstall Moat House.
January 8, 2024. The Black Arrow by Robert Louise Stevenson is a historical fiction set in the time of War of the Roses. The book tells the story of a young man named Richard Shelton, who in the quest of obtaining justice for his father's murder and rescuing his love from the grip of a villainous warden, displays loyalty and courage, and ...
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The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton.
