The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

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) It centres on Shoreby, where the Lancastrian forces are entrenched. The second half of the novel tells how Dick rescues Joanna from Sir Daniel with the help of both the Black Arrow fellowship and the Yorkist army led by Richard Crookback, the future Richard III of England.