So vows Ellis Duckworth an outlaw determined to avenge the outrages commited by these villains. For England is in a state o turmoil as the houses of York and Lancaster battle for control of the throne. Sir Daniel Brackley one of the marked men shifts his loyalties according to whichever side is winning and lays allegiance only to himself. He is guardian to brave young Richar Shelton who is full of nobility as Brackley is of treachery. When Brackley kidnaps Joanna Sedley the wealthy ward of one of his enemies and plans to force her to marry against her will Shelton must decide where his loyalties lie and prove his worth in the bitter struggle that ensues.