In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.
During Britain's Wars of the Roses, Richard Shelton joins a band of outlaws to avenge the murder of his father and learns valuable lessons in loyalty, vengeance, valor, and the distinction between good and evil.