Historiography
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-01.
This section lists secondary sources on the origins and historical background of the Robin Hood tradition, works on historical topics such as the medieval sheriff, yeomanry, archery etc. It also includes a subsection on records relating to historical persons named Robin Hood or surnamed Robinhood (or similar), historical persons carrying the same names as subsidiary characters in the tradition, historical outlaws, historical sheriffs etc. Also included are records documenting important Robin Hood-related place-names. Note that letters tend to be categorized as allusions rather than records.
Origins and history
Hypotheses about historical originals of the legendary Robin Hood character, general historical studies and discussion of the origins and background of the early outlaw tradition.
Historical topics
This page lists works on subsidiary topics and themes such as the medieval sheriff, yeomen and yeomanry, medieval archery, medieval historical outlaws, medieval crime and criminals, and social banditry.
Records
Keywords in the record citations are indicated like this: Robin Hood, Little John. Unless otherwise indicated in the "Source notes" to the record entry in question such keywords are printed in ordinary type in the source. HMSO calendars of records, from which many items listed here have been taken, may translate, paraphrase, summarize or use any combination of these approaches. They do not indicate for each item how it has been treated, but a fair rule of thumb is that longer original texts such as letters, reports and despatches are more likely to be summarized, while entries of deeds and other sources not running to several MS pages are more likely to be paraphrased. When brackets are noted to be as in printed source, this excludes bracketed dates above record entries which are always added by IRHB. Such bracketed dates are for information only, they are not an indication that the item is undated in the printed source.
General record groupings and topics
- Criminals named Little John · links · texts
- Criminals named Robin Hood · links · texts
- Criminals surnamed Robinhood · links · texts
- Historical persons · links · texts
- Persons named Little John · links · texts
- Persons named Much the Miller's Son · links · texts
- Persons named Richard at the Lee · links · texts
- Persons named Robert Loxley · links · texts
- Persons named Robin Hood · links · texts
- Persons named Roger of Doncaster · links · texts
- Persons named William Scathlock · links · texts
- Persons surnamed Littlejohn · links · texts
- Persons surnamed Robinhood · links · texts
Also see in Allusions section
Historical persons · links · textsSpecial record groupings and topics
- John Petit of Cornwall · links · texts
- Little John the mariner · links · texts
- Proceedings of the Old Bailey · links · texts
- Robert le Hod of West Tisted · links · texts
- Robhoods of Walsham le Willows · links · texts
- Robin Hoods in Wakefield Manor Court Rolls · links · texts
- Roger de Doncaster in Sandal · links · texts