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Robin Hood : the English outlaw unmasked

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The identity of Robin Hood is one of the great historical mysteries of English history - until now.

Everyone has heard of Robin Hood, the brilliant archer who 'robbed the rich to give to the poor' and who always triumphed over the forces of evil, but the man behind the legend is as mysterious as King Arthur.

There were outlaws who lived in the royal forests preying on unwary travelers, and Robin Hoods whose names are recorded in historical documents: but no one has been able to prove that one of these real Robins was the individual whose exploits were commemorated in ballad and song.

David Baldwin sets out to find the real Robin Hood, looking for clues in the earliest ballads and in official and legal documents of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

His search takes him to the troubled reign of King Henry III, his conclusions turn history on its head and David Baldwin reveals the name of the man who inspired the tales of Robin Hood.

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Amberley Publishing
1445602814 / 9781445602813
Paperback / softback
942.034
15/02/2011
United Kingdom
English
240 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, col. port
20 cm
Reprint. Originally published: 2010.