Lord Ravenswood, deprived of his title for his part in the Civil War and dispossessed of his estate by trickery, dies in a fit of fury against Sir William Ashton, the man whom he regards as the author of his ruin. His son, the fiery Master of Ravenshood, inherits his father's hatred of Sir William but Fate makes him fall in love with Ashton's daughter, bringing disaster upon both households.