A classic tale of adventure and bravery charting the transformation of Robert of Locksley into Robin Hood, the outlaw of myth and legend. Join Robin and his band of Merry Men as they battle injustice and seek to defeat the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne.
In the tradition of Bernard Cornwell and Ben Kane, Outlaw is a rousing historical novel that mixes legend with fact to bring to life the time, the lives and the struggles of late 12th century England.
Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard's army.
The Robin Hood Chronicles
His royal person was worth a king's ransom. And England would have to pay it. “Queen Eleanor commands your presence: she wishes you and the lady Marie-Anne to attend her at Westminster as soon as possible,” said Bernard, in the measured ...
Come to fight for the poor and desperate. Come to fight for freedom against the overlords imposing tyranny on those who can't fight back. Robin of Loxley has already been proclaimed an outlaw and rebel in Richard the Lionheart's England.
'I charge you, Sir Alan Dale, with administering my death.
This ballad has many slightly different versions, some of which show the influence of other Robin Hood ballads. ... The essence of the ballad is that Robin disguises himself as the hangman in order to rescue wrongfully condemned men, ...
There are even tales of a Robin Hood who did not live in Sherwood Forest. When I could, I have tried to be historically unembarrassing. When I couldn't.... The book that rescued me from the slough of despond is called, simply, ...
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Alan Dale, a young thief running from the law, joins tough and sometimes brutal Robin Hood in his band of not-always-loyal men as they steal from the Church, protect the poor and battle the forces of the Norman rulers.