ROBIN HOOD, The Legend Of Sherwood

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Hugh Jackman & Jodie Comer To Star In Robin Hood Reimagining ‘The Death Of Robin Hood’ For ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Director Michael Sarnoski — Cannes Market Hot Project Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski is writer-director on the project which will reimagine the classic tale.

Death of King Richard I
On this day 6th April 1199

Five years and a day after the King left Nottinghamshire in 1194 he was dead. On 26 March 1199, Richard was hit in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, while besieging the tiny, virtually unarmed castle of Châlus-Chabrol, the wound turned gangrenous.

The king died in the arms of his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine. His heart was buried Rouen Cathedral in Normandy., his entrails in Châlus (where he died), and the rest of his body at the feet of his father King Henry II at Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou.

Richard produced no legitimate heirs and acknowledged only one illegitimate son, Philip of Cognac. He was succeeded by his brother John as king. The lack of any direct heirs from Richard was the first step in the dissolution of the Angevin Empire

King Richard I in Sherwood Forest

On This Day 29th March in 1194 following the successful siege of Nottingham Castle King Richard the Lionheart decided to visit Sherwood Forest and his royal hunting lodge at Kings Clipstone.

The chronicler reports “Richard, king of England, professed a desire to see Clipstone and Sherwood Forest which he had never seen before and it pleased him much. On the same day he returned to Nottingham".

There is NO early reference or source which links Robin Hood to King Richard or Prince John but we do know for as certain as possible that King Richard rode through Sherwood Forest. Like kings before and after he visited the royal hunting palace at Kings Clipstone and it pleased him much. In Sherwood you walk in the footsteps of Kings and outlaws both.

The Siege of Nottingham

830 years ago 25 March 1194, Richard I, the Lionheart, laid siege to Nottingham Castle. Following his absence on crusade and his capture and ransom the king was intent on restoring his authority over England. He directed the full force of his military resources against this formidable stronghold held in the name of his rebel brother Prince John.

Richard I had been crowned King of England at Westminster on 3rd September 1189 five years before. Richard’s dominating passion was to embark on crusade. To do that he needed three things.

1 money lots of it and Richards tax collectors are already hard at work squeezing every penny they could from the people of England. The king is supposed to have said at the time he would sell London if he could find a buyer.

2 He needed peace with the French king, Richard had secured that even before his coronation when he met King Philip at Gisors.

3 finally he needed security at home. To get that he needed to deal with his 22 year old brother, John. In an attempt to buy the loyalty of John this troublesome brother was given six entire counties including Nottinghamshire. Thereafter until 1194 and the Kings return these counties made no returns of revenue to the crown but only to John. Territorially John was in a position of enormous power. The attempt to buy off John failed!

John had seized Nottingham Castle after his brother had departed on crusade. By 1192 John was in open rebellion when news came that the returning King had fallen into the hands of his enemy the Duke of Austria. He was only released after the payment of a vast ransom and concessions of of land in Normandy to King Philip.

By the time Richard reached England on 13th March 1194 much of the rebellion raised by his brother John had been suppressed but the royal castle at Nottingham remained in rebel hands. Richard was determined to reduce it to his obedience as soon as possible when he arrived in Nottingham an the 25th March 1194.

Happy international Robin Hood Day

Today, Sunday 29th October 29, 2023 it is International Robin Hood Day we honour a legend, an icon, a revolutionary, and a rebel - Robin Hood. His world famous story comes from here the heart of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, where outlaws dwelt.

The establishment of Sherwood Forest.

Whilst much of the land included in Sherwood Forest was owned by the king plenty of other landholders also had lands which were included inside the royal forest. The Archbishop of York owned Blidworth, Calverton and Oxton. Roger of Bully had Walesby, Boughton and Ollerton. William Peverel had lands at Colwick, Wilford, Papplewick and Lindy. Many great and small landholders would be included with the area now designated as the royal forest of Sherwood.

Within the Forest the king would now claim hunting rights and impose laws designed to protect the beasts of the forest and the Vert (the habitat) which they needed to survive.

Robin of Sherwood - The Hooded Men An official graphic novel. A brand-new adventure, based on the 1980's iconic television series. | Check out 'Robin of Sherwood - The Hooded Men' on Indiegogo.

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ROBIN HOOD Graphic novel volumes 1 & 2 The second volume in the Robin Hood, The Legend of Sherwood graphic novel series is here!

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Something cool from Robin Hood times....

Rabbit hole in farmer's field leads to 'mystery caves' Photographer Michael Scott found the underground sanctuary after stumbling across a video online.

Some big news coming soon about the UK edition of Robin Hood Comic Book Adventures!
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A decade ago! Many great adventures over the years. I love this image that we shot with Dominic Michael Aquilino as a promo image that we never actually ended up using. Still, this was a fun image, and worth sharing.

Was Robin Hood beheaded on the King’s orders? David Keys explains how the world’s best-known medieval outlaw and another outlaw, Robert of Wetherby, may actually have been the same person

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Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money Experts and charities are puzzled by hackers who've started donating stolen money.

The amazing Tori from the 2018 Montford Park Players production taught overseas, and actually worked with students on a version of our Robin Hood script! Suzhou Experimental High School 2018
For the first time, here's some footage of that, on Tori's website:
https://www.victoriahadel.com/portfolio/robinhood

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ROBIN HOOD The Legend Of Sherwood graphic novel #1 A deluxe, over-sized 56 page graphic novel based on ROBIN HOOD. Classic re-telling of the legend! All ages. A rollicking adventure!

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ROBIN HOOD The Legend Of Sherwood graphic novel #1 A deluxe, over-sized 56 page graphic novel based on ROBIN HOOD. Classic re-telling of the legend! All ages. A rollicking adventure!