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Almond, Richard; Pollard, A. J. ' The Yeomanry of Robin Hood and Social Terminology in Fifteenth-Century England ', Past & Present, No. 170 ( 2001 ), pp. 52-77 .

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-01. Revised by … Essential studies ⁃ Ikegami, Masa 1995a. ⁃ Matheson, Lister Malcolm 2007a. Useful ⁃ Nielsen, Henrik Thiil 2019a. IRHB notes on linguistic topics Also see ⁃ Sheriffs of Nottingham: A note on Terminology.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-15. Revised by … Based on information from Robert Lynley. Allusion Source notes The quoted passage is part of a letter written by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1500–1552), in response to a letter of 21 May 1547 from Stephen Gardiner (c. 1483–1555), bishop of Winchester, 1531-55. Seymour was Lord Protector of England during the minority of his nephew, Edward VI (1547–49). IRHB comments "The people buy those foolish ballads of Jack-a-Lent. So bought they in times past pardons, and carols, and Robin Hood's tales". At this time there was certainly nothing new about the claim that tales of Robin Hood were the literature or entertainment of the foolish and ignorant. Nonetheless this allusion is significant for at least two reasons. The tales of Robin Hood were "bought", i.e. they were cheap, mass-produced literature rather than what a much later romantic age would term "folk" songs or "folk" literature. The coupling with …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-23. Revised by … It is hoped that the list of historical sheriffs included below will in time become complete for the medieval period (up to 1500). For most of that period, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire formed one bailiwick. Unless otherwise indicated, sheriffs in office before 1449 can be assumed to have served this larger bailiwick. From that year and until 1835 there were two sheriffs: one for Nottingham itself and one for the rest of Nottinghamshire. The two boroughs mentioned at Nottingham City Council: Previous Sheriffs Of Nottingham and Nottingham in the Middle Ages (600 – 1499) should be two shrievalties or sheriff's bailiwicks. There was always only one borough of Nottingham. I am grateful to David Crook for pointing this out. More sheriffs will be added to the list when found. The list is based on both primary and secondary sources, little attempt having been made to verify the information or resolve apparent conflicts. The …