Rincewind Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Wasn't mostly in Lincolnshire. It is a legend but there may have been rebels of some sort if King john was as bad as they say and the Lords of the land treated the people pretty badly making them pay taxes they never had. I imagine 'Robin Hood' to be someone that robbed the wealthy then kept most of it himself thus the poor would be blamed when they were found with some of the loot. Makes a much better story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Wasn't mostly in Lincolnshire. It is a legend but there may have been rebels of some sort if King john was as bad as they say and the Lords of the land treated the people pretty badly making them pay taxes they never had. I imagine 'Robin Hood' to be someone that robbed the wealthy then kept most of it himself thus the poor would be blamed when they were found with some of the loot. Makes a much better story. Yeah he was probably a tory willy puller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Yeah he was probably a tory willy puller. In disguise. He wore green tights and a feathered cap don't forget. I can see why Nottingham got him as their hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 9 September 2014 Author Share Posted 9 September 2014 Well he was a yorkshire la' - at least Nottingham still have an undisputed claim to Harold Shipman. And they get so excited about Robin Hood and Sherwood forest. All you find there is some trees and a fat bloke pretending to be Robin Hood. Ans have you heard about King Richards drinking ? King Richard III ‘drank a bottle of wine a day’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11040811/King-Richard-III-drank-a-bottle-of-wine-a-day.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 We now know why Mattp looks up to Royalty. Sorry Matt. nothing personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 We now know why Mattp looks up to Royalty. Sorry Matt. nothing personal. Nothing wrong with that Ken, he earnt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 Ans have you heard about King Richards drinking ? King Richard III ‘drank a bottle of wine a day’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11040811/King-Richard-III-drank-a-bottle-of-wine-a-day.html I'd heard about Good King Richard, but this was news to me.... "Richard III, who was was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, is far from the only English monarch to have enjoyed a tipple. At Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII spent £3,000 (equivalent to £900,000) a year replenishing his cellar, while Queen Anne was nicknamed ‘dramshop’ for her gin consumption. Even prudish Queen Victoria enjoyed a claret – usually with a splash of malt whiskey in it, much to prime minister William Gladstone's disgust. Our Queen enjoys a few more drinks than Government recommendations allow for, too: according to her cousin, Margaret Rhodes, she partakes daily of a gin and Dubonnet before lunch, wine with lunch, and a dry Martini and a glass of champagne in the evening. Old King Richard would probably approve." So that's what Brenda gets up to when the Buck House curtains are closed... Just like the Queen Mum. She used to get it down her neck, too! No wonder we have this problem with lager louts. Starts from the top. Even though I'm off the booze myself, I rather approve of all this - and feel the need for a burst of Tenpole Tudor (singularly inappropriate band name in the context): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 9 September 2014 Author Share Posted 9 September 2014 How seriously they are now taking this Robin Hood business in Yorkshire. They never said a word about it before, allowing nottingham to claim he was theirs, now they are not only claming that he was from Yorkshire, but they claim they know where he's buried. What a bunch of idiots. ''Officials in Doncaster claim Robin Hood originated from Yorkshire They claim the county features predominantly in literature about the outlaw His remains are said to be buried in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, for example The church where he married Maid Marian is believed to be in Doncaster'' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2749136/Was-Robin-Hood-YORKSHIRE-Outlaw-ties-county-Nottinghamshire-claims-expert.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 I thought it had been common knowledge for years that the thief was from somewhere near Sheffield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 The Daily Mail again? Their standards are slipping. If they fail with Robin Hood will they go for King Arthur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 How seriously they are now taking this Robin Hood business in Yorkshire. They never said a word about it before, allowing nottingham to claim he was theirs, now they are not only claming that he was from Yorkshire, but they claim they know where he's buried. What a bunch of idiots. ''Officials in Doncaster claim Robin Hood originated from Yorkshire They claim the county features predominantly in literature about the outlaw His remains are said to be buried in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, for example The church where he married Maid Marian is believed to be in Doncaster'' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2749136/Was-Robin-Hood-YORKSHIRE-Outlaw-ties-county-Nottinghamshire-claims-expert.html Doncaster is closer to Sherwood forest than Nottingham, they even called their airport Doncaster Robin Hood Airport. They'll probably try and claim red leicester and pork pies as their own if this attempt to get Robin Hood doesn't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 Doncaster is closer to Sherwood forest than Nottingham, they even called their airport Doncaster Robin Hood Airport. They'll probably try and claim red leicester and pork pies as their own if this attempt to get Robin Hood doesn't work out. Didn't they try to claim the space centre once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midland_red Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 I thought it had been common knowledge for years that the thief was from somewhere near Sheffield? yeah, robin in old of his stories passeed as Robin of Loxley which is a villiage just outside sheffield. And little john is buried at Hathersage nearby. So Yorkshire does have a good claim I think....ha ha snottingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 9 September 2014 Share Posted 9 September 2014 Is there any proof that Robin Hood actually existed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesAreBlue Posted 10 September 2014 Share Posted 10 September 2014 Of course he did didn't you see the Disney documentary on him? He was in fact, a human sized fox, a super-fox if you will, who walked on his back legs. Unlucky Notts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 10 September 2014 Share Posted 10 September 2014 Of course he did didn't you see the Disney documentary on him? He was in fact, a human sized fox, a super-fox if you will, who walked on his back legs. Unlucky Notts! Filbert Hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 10 September 2014 Author Share Posted 10 September 2014 The people of yorkshire and nottibham seem to live in their own sad fantasy worlds who are full of jealousy over Leicester and what we have and where we're going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 10 September 2014 Share Posted 10 September 2014 I'm sure 99% of Nottingham and Yorkshire couldn't give a flying fvck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 10 September 2014 Share Posted 10 September 2014 Found a couple of links to robin Hood (in amusing stories) During those times 1300-1500 there were outlaws and various stories passed dow.One was called Robyn Hoode (sp) but not at the time of king John. Friar Tuck there are also stories one of them as a childhood friend of John. Once when playing chess John smashed the chess board over his friends head who gave him a punch. John went crying to his father who punished him for being a wimp. (sounds familiar?) It is in the article. If he did live there would be several graves as all the stories are mixed to make the name legendary and him as a hero. Bit like that hippie fellow that went around in a nightdress and sandals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 10 September 2014 Author Share Posted 10 September 2014 International Robin Hood Day will be held in Nottingham next month, and how excited they are getting in Nottingham about that, but with all the new evidence in the papers now about how he was actually from Doncaster, the people of Nottingham are looking a bit stupid now. I'm almost tempted to feel sorry for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bss9401 Posted 11 September 2014 Share Posted 11 September 2014 Is there any proof that Robin Hood actually existed? None whatsoever. The earliest references are of 'robbing hoodes' of the forest tracks (seriously!). The poems and stories grew wings and eventually formed the myth. Anyone, from anywhere who claims that the story is true is doing it for their own ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 11 September 2014 Share Posted 11 September 2014 The earliest references are of 'robbing hoodes' of the forest tracks. Sounds like modern day Nottingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midland_red Posted 12 September 2014 Share Posted 12 September 2014 Sounds like modern day Nottingham True..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 13 September 2014 Share Posted 13 September 2014 The only historically-important legend to come from Nottingham is Westley Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 13 September 2014 Share Posted 13 September 2014 The only historically-important legend to come from Nottingham is Westley Morgan. And Pearson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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