- 328 pages
- English
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Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar
About this book
The legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, is a figure who has in equal measure attracted and baffled historians for decades. With the first mention of him coming in Old English ballads, it was long assumed that it was almost impossible that he ever existed at all, and that he firmly belonged in the realm of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, and even Mel Brooks movies. Only a few historians have dared to venture that Robin of Sherwood was, in fact, a living and breathing human being. Historian John Paul Davis, while undertaking research on the Knights Templar, has uncovered new evidence on the folk hero that suggests that his ties to that order were much closer than previously supposed. Sticking closely to historical sources as well as the ballads, Davis has produced a new portrait of this intriguing figure with colorful and unique insights into the era that he lived in, reckoned by Davis to be at least100 years closer to our own than previously supposed. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar will be of keen interest to anyone who has been even merely charmed by his legend; potentially explosive reading for those with their own theories of who Robin Hood really was.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Praise
- About the Author and About this Book
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- 1. A Proud Outlaw
- 2. A Major History of Britain
- 3. Disinherited
- 4. Waichmen Were Commendit Gude
- 5. A Fellowship of Outlaws or an Outlawed Fellowship?
- 6. The Templars Versus the Bull
- 7. Into the Greenwood
- 8. To Rob from the Rich to Give to the Poor
- 9. A Hidden Divinity
- 10. Sir Robin of Locksley’s Birth, Breeding, Valour and Marriage
- 11. Here Lies Bold Robin Hood?
- 12. True Tales of Robin Hood
- Postscript
- Notes and References
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustrations
- Copyright
- Contacts Page
- Some Authors