Robin Hood: The Truth Behind The Legend | Fact Or Fiction | Timeline
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Published 2018-01-20
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My dad's name was Robin Hood. In the late 1960's, I remember him trying to cash a check in a store, they asked his name. He had to show his driver's license to prove it. Also, about the same time, he heard they supposedly were offering people with that name a trip to England. For something, maybe a festival/ celebration??? Not sure, too many years ago. Dad passed at the age of 92 in Jan. 2000. He was an incredible man. Miss you pop.
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I love the way he pulls out "photos" of the 2 possible Robin Hoods.
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I remember being a young lad once and being in the supermarket, I was reading an article from the National Enquirer that they’ve “discovered “ the remains of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. Little did I know I was so entrenched in reading the article that I walked out of the store without paying for it. I guess there’s a little bit of RH in all of us. Cheers, from 🇺🇸
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I'm a history teacher, but focus primarily on American History. I am just now discovering Tony Robinson's documentaries. These are wonderful!
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When I grew up, Robin Hood was a fox.
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I was Robin Hood....for about four years of my life, from 7 until 11. Those were the days, playing with my brother and a Maid Marion in the little forest at the bend in the road. Ahhhhh to have childhood back again.
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I’m a big fan of Tony Robinson he makes documentaries really interesting.
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As a child I was so in love with Richard Green's portrayal of Robin Hood. Sigh! Only a few years ago I bought a complete box set of those programmes. Ah, nostalgia. 💗
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"This I have to tell you is a Baldrick"...well done Baldrick.
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The tales of Robin Hood filled my early childhood with joy, wonder, and imagination. In my pre-teen years this same love brought me into a Dungeons & Dragons game with some neighborhood kids. Before I knew it I was reading stories like The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings, and growing an admiration for Legolas. It's been nearly three decades since I first heard the tale of Robin, and I can say without a doubt, these tales and many like it shaped the person I grew up to become.
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My grandmother had a lot of classic novels. I read that novel of Robin Hood when I was 8 years old. I have never forgotten that book. It was nothing like the modern movies etc.
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Romance, fairy tale, fact or fiction, history or myth? Most intriguing for me is the association with the Olde Worlde Spirit of the Forest - the Green Man. Congratulations on an excellent documentary.
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I love Tony Robinson. He is such a great presenter no matter what the subject is, he always delivers an awesome documentary. Kudos to you Tony!
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23:30 '...is, I have to tell you, a Baldrick' Nobody but Tony Robinson could have said it that way.
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Based on the evidence presented here it appears that the Robin Hood story is based on 3 historical figures whose story were so similar seeing that they lived within a century of each other that they got intertwined over the Centuries to give us the legendary Robin Hood that we have today.
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I grew up with Richard Green as Robin Hood TV series. I still watch it at times.
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Of all the legends and myths, Robin Hood is the one I really want to be real.
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Fact or fiction, it doesn't matter. What counts is this English legend has given so much pleasure to young and old alike for nearly 700 years. From Disney to the earliest ballads from Errol Flynn to Kevin Costner I know my childhood would have been a less exciting without Robin Hood.
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BBC Robin Hood T.V. Series was awesome, the actor who played him was the best Robin Hood ever seen.
