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Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Black Arrow is the story of a young man’s maturation during the mid-fifteenth century, when England was torn by thirty years of civil war, known as the Wars of...
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.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1888
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...
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.
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Young Dick Shelton, caught in the midst of England's War of the Roses, finds his loyalties torn between the guardian who will ultimately betray him and the leader of a secret fellowship, The Black Arrow.
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Mar 9, 2010 · The Black Arrow, A Tale of the Two Roses, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is set in 15th century England during the War of the Roses. It is basically a coming of age tale about a boy named Dick Shelton. Dick has been living under the care of Sir Daniel Brackley, who became his guardian after the mysterious death of Dick's father.
Themes and Characters. PDF Cite. The Black Arrow is the story of an adolescent hero caught in a confusing world of rapidly shifting loyalties. Following the murder of his father, Sir Harry...
