Set in late fifteenth-century England, The Black Arrow takes place during the Wars of the Roses, a long civil conflict between the House of Lancaster, symbolized by the red rose, and the House of York, symbolized by the white rose.
Historically, the Yorkist faction, led by Edward IV and his brother Richard III, overthrew the Lancastrian ruler Henry VI. Ultimately, Henry VII conquered Richard III in the 1485 Battle of Bosworth, but the book ends well before this turn of events.
Stevenson's narrative begins in the village of Tunstall in east Norfolk toward the end of.....
This is a free excerpt of 97 words. This section contains 189 words. This
Short Guide contains 3,305 words (approx. 11 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Short Guide with our The Black Arrow Access Pass.
