19th Century… The Chartist Robin Hood: Thomas Miller’s “Royston Gower, or, The Days of King John” (1838) 4 Aug 20164 Aug 2016 The early nineteenth century witnessed two phenomenally successful Robin Hood novels: Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe (1819) and Thomas Love Peacock’s Maid Marian (1822). After those two novels, authors took a break…
16th Century… The Downfall of Robert, Earle of Huntington (1598) & The Death of Robert, Earle of Huntingdon (1601) by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle. 24 Jun 201524 Jun 2015 In medieval ballads such as A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode (c.1470), Robin Hood's rank in society was fairly low. He was a yeoman: Lythe and listin, gentilmen, That be…
17th century… “Bad” Prince John? Representations of the Prince in the Robin Hood Legend, c.1600-c.1800 15 May 201520 Jul 2015 Prince John is now one of the stock villains of movie and television adaptations of the Robin Hood legend. He was played most recently, and excellently, by Rufus Sewell in…
