简介：The1640s,thetimeoftheEnglishCivilWar.ColonelBeverley,aRoyalist,squireofArnleyandHighKeeperoftheNewForest,leavestojointheKing'sarmy.HediesattheBattleofEdgehill,leavinghistwosonsandtwodaughtersinthecareoftheirAuntJudith.AtroopofParliamentarysoldiersandtheirLevellerpreacher,AbelCorbould,cometoArnley.ThefourBeverleychildrenaresmuggledoutofArnley,takentohisforesthomeandhiddentherebyJacobArmitage,aroyalistforester.Thechildrenencountervariousadventures,becomeinvolvedwiththefamilyofHeatherstone,Parliament'snewIntendantoftheNewForestandeventuallyjoinaconspiracytohelpKingCharles,whohasescapedfromcaptivity.…