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  • A Brief History of Robin Hood: The True History Behind the Legend

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  • By: Nigel Cawthowne
  • Narrated by: Eleanor David
  • Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
  • 3.1 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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A Brief History of Robin Hood: The True History Behind the Legend

By: Nigel Cawthowne
Narrated by: Eleanor David
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Summary

Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood Forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers, listeners, and viewers; but where does the myth come from?

The story appeared out of the legend of the Green man, but found its location during the reign of Richard I, the Lionheart, who was away from England fighting in the crusades. In his absence, his brother John laid waste to the country.

But does this tell the full story? Was Robin a bandit prince ahead of a troop of brigands? Who was the Sherriff and was he in fact the legitimate law in the land fighting vigilantes?
©2012 Nigel Cawthorne (P)2012 Audible Ltd
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  • Categories: History
Great Britain Medieval England Royalty King
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worst audio book performance ever

Some random woman goes "Oh, I am not an actress, but I can read out your audio book " and this is the end result.
Awful.
I am sure the book has excellent content, but the audio performance is woeful and deeply irritating. She gabbles away. Can't act. Doesn't try. Its a complete farce.

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Very interesting

This was a very interesting summary of the various strands to the Robin Hood legend.

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