Abbotsford… Law, Crime, and Friendship: Sir Walter Scott and Thomas ‘Tam’ Purdie 2 Apr 20172 Apr 2017 I have just returned from a conference entitled ‘Reworking Walter Scott’, held at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where I gave a paper on ‘The Chartist Robin Hood’ (a…
14th Century… Thomas Dun: A Medieval Pirate & Highwayman 9 Feb 20179 Feb 2017 Robin Hood was not the only famous law breaker in medieval times. Alongside Robin Hood were figures such as Adam Bell and the subject of this blog post, the medieval…
18th century… Rob Roy (1671-1734) 13 Jan 2017 A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy! And Scotland has a thief as good, An outlaw of as daring mood; She has her brave ROB ROY! Then…
18th century… The Critical Reception of Mrs. Brown of Falkland’s Robin Hood Ballads 16 Sep 201616 Sep 2016 Paper Presented to the Women's History Network Conference, Leeds Trinity University, 16-17 September 2016. Abstract: The earliest ballads of Robin Hood such as A Gest of Robyn Hode (c.1450) and…
18th century… The Birth of Robin Hood 29 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 The ballad The Birth of Robin Hood is of uncertain date, and never appeared in Joseph Ritson’s influential Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads…
17th century… The “True” Story Behind “The Hills Have Eyes” (1977) 30 May 20151 Sep 2017 In 1977 the famous horror movie director, Wes Craven, released the movie The Hills Have Eyes, which enjoyed moderate success at the box office, and has since become something of…
