Henry de Clifford is seven when his father leaves Skipton Castle to fight for the King against the Duke of York's men. He may be too young to fight, but he is old enough to understand the bitter conflict between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. News comes that Henry's father has been killed in battle and that the Yorkists have vowed to kill every Clifford alive. Henry flees with Margery, his mother's maid, and finds shelter with shepherd friends in the Cumberland dales. How Henry learns to be a shepherd, but finally comes into his rightful inheritance, makes this an unusually exciting historical novel. Phyllis Bentley, the famous Yorkshire novelist, knows the countryside and its history intimately. She is best known for her adult work but has also had great success with such children's titles as Adventures of Tom Leigh and Gold Pieces. The illustrations are by William Stobbs, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal." (Goodreads). Signed and dated by the author on the title page. First ed