The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Sir Daniel Brackley, a villainous knight who fights on both sides during the fifteenth century Wars of the Roses. He adds to his own lands by becoming the guardian of children orphaned by war. He is killed by Ellis Duckworth.

Richard Shelton, called Dick, the orphaned son of Sir Harry Shelton of the Moat House estates. Sir Daniel is suspected of murdering Sir Harry in order to become the boy’s guardian. After many difficulties, Dick marries Joanna Sedley.

Joanna Sedley, the orphaned heiress of Kettley, intended by Sir Daniel as a wife for...

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