Table of Contents Preface 1 Part I: Robin Hood in History 5 1. Sad Stories of the Death of Kings (1066-1276) 7 Early Outlaws of England 10 The End of Norman Rule 13 Richard the Lionheart 13 King John 18 Robert Hod, Outlaw, and Other Rebels 19 2. Was Robin Hood a Scot? (1066-1329) 22 The Hammer of the Scots 23 Sir William Wallace 26 Robert the Bruce, King of Scots 36 Wallace, Bruce and Robin Hood 41 3. English Rebels and Hoods (1322-1450) 46 Part II: Robin Hood in Story and Song 51 4. From Minstrel's Yeoman to Playwright's Aristocrat (1400-1700) 53 5. Robin Returns to Scotland (1671-1734) 59 The Making of an Outlaw 63 6. Storybook Outlaws (1771-1900) 73 Fascination with Tradition 74 The Scottish Chiefs 75 Rob Roy 76 Ivanhoe 78 Part III: Robin Hood on the Screen a 85 7. Shadows of Sherwood: Early Silent Films (1908-1913) 87 8.

No Heavy Footed Englishman: Robin Hood (1922) 89 9. Fluent Treason: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 99 10. A Round of Robins: Variations on the Legend (1946-1954) 121 Ivanhoe 123 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 128 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue 133 11. Low-Budget Brigands: The Hammer Hoods (1957-1973) 138 12. The Chairman of the Board as the Prince of Thieves: Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964) 147 13. The Revised Robin: Robin and Marian (1976) 157 14. Beverly Hills or Barnesdale? (1991) 169 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 170 Robin Hood 180 Robin Hood: Men in Tights 185 15. Robin's Caledonian Renaissance (1995) 188 Rob Roy 188 Braveheart 201 16.

Wither the Greenwood? 219 Appendix A: Films About the English Robin Hood 223 Appendix B: Films About the "Scottish Robin Hoods" 235 Appendix C: Robin Hood Westerns 241 Chapter Notes 243 Bibliography 249 Index 253.