Robin of Sherwood | Resources

Robin of Sherwood For Further Reference

Cooper, Ilene. "The Booklist Interview: Michael Morpurgo." Booklist, no. 9-10 (1996): 816. This interview, primarly focused on the author's book The War of Jenkins' Ear, gives insights into how the author develops ideas for his books.

Keen, Maurice. "Robin Hood: A Peasant Hero." History Today, vol. 41, no. 10 (October 1991): First published in 1958, this historian's study offers interesting facts connecting the growth of the Robin Hood legend with such events as the rise of the longbow and the abolition of serfdom.

O'Meara, Donna. "Only in .. . England."

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures, no. 7 (March 2001): 6. This is a sidelight article about the Major Oak, which is over 600 years old, 33 feet in trunk diameter, and is said to have been a place where Robin Hood might have stored goods, or even hidden. The huge tree under which the...
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