# Earl Risingham — The Black Arrow character guide

> Earl Risingham in The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Risingham, V Earl Risingham Earl Risingham, Lord Risingham, my good Lord Risingham

**First appearance:** 0027-v-earl-risingham

## Snapshot

A Lancastrian lord and Alicia's uncle, whose house is marked by the Black Arrow and whose fate is bound up with Sir Daniel's crumbling fortunes.

## Who they are

Earl Risingham belongs to the great Lancastrian party that shelters Sir Daniel and Lord Shoreby, and his household becomes a fortress of sentinels and posted men as the outlaws close in. He is a man of rank and consequence whose alliances place him squarely in the path of Dick's rising fortunes. He matters because his cause and his kin tie the private feud of the greenwood to the larger wars of York and Lancaster.

## Relationships

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Earl Risingham is a Lancastrian nobleman who opposes Dick and the Yorkist cause.

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Earl Risingham is a Lancastrian nobleman who opposes Dick and the Yorkist cause.

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Earl Risingham is a Lancastrian nobleman who opposes Dick and the Yorkist cause.

## In the story

### [To the Day's End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/vi-to-the-day-s-end)

His colors are recognized by Dick among the fleeing Lancastrian troops, indicating the battle has gone against Lancaster.

### [In the Abbey Church](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/iv-in-the-abbey-church)

Tall stranger who intervenes; listens to pleas and takes charge of the investigation, refusing to hand Dick over to Sir Daniel.

### [V: Earl Risingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/v-earl-risingham)

Holds court in Shoreby; interrogates Dick; is swayed by the letter revealing Sir Daniel's betrayal; frees both captives.

### [The Shrill Trumpet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/i-the-shrill-trumpet)

Earl Risingham is named as one of the skilled Lancastrian captains opposing Gloucester.

### [The Battle of Shoreby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/ii-the-battle-of-shoreby)

Mentioned as the target of Gloucester's personal vendetta; not present in the chapter.

### [The Battle of Shoreby (Concluded)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/iii-the-battle-of-shoreby-concluded)

The tall, splendid Lancastrian commander who is killed in single combat by Richard of Gloucester.

### [V: Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/v-night-in-the-woods-alicia-risingham)

Deceased kinsman of Alicia; Dick feels guilty for his death in battle.

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