The Robin Hood Handbook

Author: Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Derbyshire & Peak District | Nottinghamshire | Yorkshire | c 1000 CE to c 1500 | Biography: historical, political & military | Encyclopaedias & reference works | British & Irish history | Medieval history | Folklore, myths & legends

Published on 26^th February 2026 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 16 Plates, colour; 24 Illustrations, colour
234mm x 156mm | 0g

Robin Hood, whether riding through the glen, robbing the rich to pay the poor or giving the Sheriff of Nottingham his come-uppance, is one of the most captivating and controversial legendary figures. Was there a historical figure behind the legends? Did Robin and his Merry Men rampage through Sherwood Forest? Or did he spend most of his time in Barnsdale Wood in Yorkshire? And is the story of the freedom-loving Saxons refusing to be put under the Norman yoke, as portrayed in the Errol Flynn films, true?