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19th Century…

Walter Scott Rules in a Case of Wrongful Dismissal in 1812

22 Aug 2020
By Stephen Basdeo I came across a fascinating little book in a shop today, from 1918, titled Sir Walter Scott as Judge, transcribed and edited by John Chisholm. Chisholm was…
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…

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