Was Robin Hood A Real Man In The Middle Ages?

[@mywifesboyfriend5741]

Even if Robin Hood didn't exist, he still makes for a great story.

[@christinewelford1842]

That is so true. Many movies and books have been made after him even if he wasnt a living breathing person. More likely hes the make up from many people or stories and made into one.

[@markmorris7123]

I haven't even watched this yet. But checkout William of Cassingham.. Thats your robbin hood

[@I.KUchiha]

What exactly is his story

[@markmorris7123]

@@I.KUchiha William of Cassingham is Robin Hood. He lived in the forests of Kent, he was a famed archer.. And he's known for fighting back a French invasion.. Look him up

[@mickwinjum1189]

Ol is well let you get it out

[@beckyenglish4783]

All legends have scraps of history in them; wouldn’t it be lovely to be able to go back in time to find out the true story?

[@nasticanasta]

People smelled terrible due to the fact they had no washing or laundry, no toilets or plumbing, living conditions would be horrible compared to today….me thinks you wouldn’t last a whole day…I wouldn’t either peyew

[@Newjerseyblows]

I bet he was really a vicious thug

[@mplwy]

@@nasticanasta Yes, they did do laundry, did bathe, even cleaned their teeth. Some also had a form of outhouse.

[@Ryan_Gutz]

@@nasticanastanone of what you just said is true lol

[@Dingdongbingaling]

I live near Sherwood Forest. Legit saw him and Maid Marion walking into Maccadees one Sunday morning.

[@mrsapplez2007]

Chuckle😆

[@Hookythehammer]

I was at that fancy dress party as well. I loved the guy who dressed up as Sherwood forest in full camo

[@NickRN7-rr2ti]

I concluded long ago that Fitzodo was the actual, original Robin Hood. As years went by, things were forgotten while other things were added to the legend, such as factual events that occurred with other legendary people.

[@aneweliseonlife]

I think Robin Hood will always be a relevant story, real or not. Especially these days with the gap growing between the rich and poor.

[@mbirdmann1866]

Today is the worst the gap has ever been.

[@Xparkman30]

It's funny how the rich always say they worked so hard for their money and pulled themselves up by the boot straps but most of them never even owned a pair of boots let alone worked hard for longer than a few short years before they started ripping off their workers for their labor value.

[@surelb]

@@Xparkman30 many cheated thru college too

[@surelb]

Rarely we see any robin hood like people anymore

[@hanzsolo5460]

@@Xparkman30 because it’s just a saying. Most big money jobs aren’t in fields requiring boots. Most big money jobs are tech related. Don’t be mad they created their own jobs. You should try the same.

[@Stu161]

Would have fallen to pieces if tony just strolled in, said "no, he didn't" and went to the pub for 48 minutes 😂

[@grown.ass.nerd.]

Idk, I think I would have still watched it

[@beckyenglish4783]

Ha!

[@Bjowolf2]

Was anyone else hoping for Rowan Atkinson walking up behind Tony R. / Baldrick dressed as Blackadder I and then asking him, if he has a cunning plan? 😂

[@Graywolf335]

Omg, that dial-up sound ❤️

[@robertcrusader5019]

Wonderful work. Please adjust the music to be lower than the voice tracks. Thank you.

[@nevermind-he8ni]

They made movies about it. That means he was real.

[@pahanjayasooriya2513]

There are movies of arthur, we aren't really sure if he was real.

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

@@pahanjayasooriya2513 it was a joke

[@darrenmorgan870]

Great point. Well said, exactly what I've always said,

[@TheeCuyahogaChippewa]

“Sorry, but a toll is a toll, and a roll is a roll, and if we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls.” - Little John

[@danicornea]

Thank you Tony son of Robin...This is the beauty of old stories...blending facts with fiction....

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

I don't know if Robin Hood really existed or not. But it was great to see Richard Greene again. As a kid I really enjoyed the Adventures of Robin Hood and of course its theme song.

[@maryearll3359]

@ Wellington's Boots... all the Richard Greene 's episodes are here on KZbin 😊😊😊

[@susanscott8653]

I preferred Robin of Sherwood myself.

[@tannertuner]

The music and background effects in this one seem to overpower the narrator

[@jebinchowdhury9595]

24:48 “a knife to kill people with” 😅

[@ValatY]

I have no idea why but goddamn, do I love how intense the intro with tony always is

[@roguerifter9724]

Ahh Robin Hood. Easily my favorite legendary figure. A version of Robin Hood was the first book I read on my own, and I've read or watched many, many more since.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Real or not, my favorite Hero! Greets from the Netherlands, T.

[@brandonhampton5945]

I love this channel. And history. Glad I'm not only history nerd lol

[@unscentednapalm8547]

Windows XP and dial-up....ahhh good times.

[@nclmkrr]

Funny seeing him doing this. I used to love Maid Marion and Her Merry Men 🤣

[@holkn]

500 years from now, people will be asking the question: was Ironman real? Or was he a comic book character?

[@Alizudo]

I don't think they will ask that, no. Our history right now is too well recorded.

[@gazpunk847]

I can't imagine what it's like to live life in a country that is so replete with history and legend. 200, 500, a thousand or more years ago...England is covered in it. Every town, every road, every waterway has major significance.

[@matthewmann8969]

Perhaps and those archery and marks person skills were duly noted yeah

[@robvancamp2781]

I can't hear it over the blaring background music...

[@D-No974]

IKR!!!🤣👍

[@tilesetter1953]

Always the bloody music, it's an addiction!!!

[@pahanjayasooriya2513]

Woah this channel is growing fast, there were only like 100 subs when I subscribed.

[@joshuamitcham1519]

Every legend is born of a real act. King John's tyranny is just as legendary as the tale of Robin Hood. Besides,I rather enjoy the idea that Robin was a very man,a man of and for his people.

[@taylorlibby7642]

Tough to say what's legend and what's fact after all this time, but to quote one of my favorite Westerns- "Print the legend".

[@songforanyone]

Tony robinson is such a joy to watch Makes you actually feel your there with him

[@toddbonin6926]

This was really good

[@deborahschroeder763]

Love this video!!! Excellent commentary from Tony Robison. Love to see more videos with him as commentator. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@ChronicleMedieval]

We ❤ Tony

[@Via-Media2024]

"My name is Little John, but don't let my name fool you; in real life I'm very big."

[@TheeCuyahogaChippewa]

“Oh Master Robin! You lost your arms in battle! But you grew some nice boobs.”

[@jeremyromero2000]

Robin Hood is great because it’s a moral story

[@BAGA-fy1kd]

The name probably originated from its cultural association to outlaws, as hinted at in the documentary, but once it was established as meaning "an outlaw" the legend of the person of Robin Hood would evolve from the stories of previous and future people with a similar name. In other words, Robin Hood is a cultural symbol whose stories are rooted in the histories of real people who others associatd with that symbol.

[@AngryIrishMan]

I'm curious if the crusades that were being referred to was the "Reconquista" that was also under the title of the crusades and a holy war. It was from 1183 to 1492 which falls into the timeline perfectly

[@EIbereth]

Every legend has a base of historical events. I don't know if we will ever discover who the real Robin Hood was, the truth is that the Robin Hood story is a great story.

[@RobSoRandom]

All these legends started in truth

[@joeboudreault2226]

I don't believe Robin Hood existed but I truly love Tony's historical content on all of this.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Brilliant. Excellent. Very very good!

[@lisaenglert3202]

Good Lord! When was this made? 😅 dial up? Engaging as always.

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

2003, I think.

[@QUISLINGG]

Robinhood is a Legend

[@taylorlibby7642]

Whoever was in charge of the sound editing on this needs to get better control of their impulses.

[@infoskrimp420]

he really committed to the chaos 😂

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

I love the scientific way this was researched, even though it isn't real at all.

[@SportsFan-vq9kk]

No one knows

[@mrsapplez2007]

Used to love watching the Robin Hood he was in as a youngster after school

[@adamdavis4346]

Maid Marian and her Merry Men!

[@mrsapplez2007]

@@adamdavis4346 THATS IT.....cheers mate. Was hilarious. Am gonna look it up and show hubbz. Bet he remembers it aswell

[@nmcgunagle]

Is there any historical evidence for Robin’s friend Blinkin?

[@brendanmcdonough8964]

400 pounds in AD 1200 is about 300000 pounds in today's money

[@nmcgunagle]

Your comment needs some work

[@brendanmcdonough8964]

@@nmcgunagle According to the UK national archives website calculator, 400 pounds in 1270 ( in 2017 pounds) is "worth approximately " 291,930.56 £. According to the bank of England archive website calculator 400 pounds in 1209 is 833,115.09£ (2020 pounds), using a .9% inflation index. I feel that is possibly inaccurate due to the inconsistency of inflation over time, e.g., the 400 pounds in 1340 was worth about the same as in 1270, as per the UK national archive. However, using the idea that a medieval pound of silver was the equivalent of a pound of currency, 400 pounds would be worth 75,600£ , based on the current value of silver at @189£ per pound weight. I'm sure there are other sources and methods of calculating based on cost of living, price indices, wages, plague,famine, or other economic factors. Regardless, a significant sum.

[@bengunn3698]

@@brendanmcdonough8964 But surely the real question is how much ale would it by.

[@angelashelton6337]

He is real. It has been documented and he did give to the poor. He did help families as he knew how it felt to go without food. This was documented and witnessed by others and when the sheriff found out what and why Rob was doing, it angered his cold heart. This is all documented in real historical documents. If people were always willing to help Robin plus Maiden Marian married Robin, he definitely was a good person to ones in the most need of mercy. I honestly don't like when people try to trash good real Heroes of our past and real Heroes of today. God Bless Robin Hood and all his helpers to feed and give to the poor. All he had in the end was an arrow to mark where he wanted to be buried.

[@NYCfrankie]

Omg that dial up noise in the beginning of the show i felt like i was 9 or 10 again

[@adambrickley1119]

There should have been a Black adder/Robin hood series!

[@willmfrank]

Rik Mayall played Robin Hood as an ancestor of Flashheart in "Blackadder Back and Forth."

[@WickedFelina]

Did this Tony Robinson get his knighthood for that Children's TV show about Robin hood? Makes sense. That's some fine work there. Shakespeare right? Ya, I could tell by the accents. Makes me appreciate the Queen and your whole parliamentary system for that one decision a little more now. Keep it up

[@richardtuholsky4028]

Let’s go brandon 🍦🍦🍦

[@lsink5110]

The pictures of Robert and Robin Hood are of a good quality cameras considering it's from the 13 hundred 🤷‍♂️🙆‍♂️😂😂

[@nmcgunagle]

Wow! Such amazing pictures of the suspected Robins. How’d they get those some 5+ centuries before the camera was invented

[@dougmaupin4745]

You should check out The Hazelwood castle Yorkshire England

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

@@dougmaupin4745 why?

[@dougmaupin4745]

It has a lot of history surrounding it But they also claim The man that lived there Fritz Fitz Hazelwood vavasor. Supposedly A picture that hangs in The castle Would be the lady made Marion in the stories I was trying to do family research when I Found The Hazelwood castle

[@HandattheHelm]

lmao the dialup sounds at 2:48. haven't heard that in fifteen years probably

[@judithsmith9582]

What a great story!

[@powasjington4262]

Imagine what this guy Robert Hood would have thought 700 years ago if he knew people would be talking about him on some tv show

[@2008lightspeed]

Suggested reading - a novel about the REAL Sheriff of Nottingham, Philip Mark. After reading 'The Sheriff of Nottingham' by Richard Kluger, I am disappointed it doesn't get mentioned in discussions of Robin Hood. As of this posting, over 50 available on Amazon for under $10. From Good Reads: 'He [the sheriff] remains to this day, fed by Hollywood versions of the legend, the hateful, impotent foil to that celebrated bowman, Robin Hood. Now, with his novel, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Richard Kluger turns the timeless tale on its head in a vivid, compassionate narrative based upon authentic and quite startling history. Here are dark intrigue and adroit statecraft, hand-to-hand combat and sharp wits in collision, an avaricious ruler attempting to seduce his sheriff’s wife on Christmas night, and the hatching of the Magna Carta itself at Nottingham Castle one fine September eve in 1213 (along with the reasons why Philip Mark is specifically mentioned in that immortal document).'

[@eazyduzit1066]

If you want to hear the art of story telling at its finest, the archer in this video, Kevin Hicks, has a channel called "History Squad". He recounts mostly English history, with the ability to captivate and hold you on his every word. It's a fun experience and great for kids to learn with.

[@richards2072]

Music so loud at times some things can't be heard.

[@Javaman92]

I wish the voice audio was louder.

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

Even if its not true ,its nice fairy tale,nice legend And I like the man who tells about it and another documentary Time team

[@davidwright7193]

I am quite surprised this didn’t cover the Green Man.

[@peterstaveley26]

This vid has been on KZbin for years!

[@mitchkeller5055]

DID I JUST HEARD A 56K MODEM CONNECT? Around 2:45

[@voraciousreader3341]

Tony Robinson.....GAG.

[@ethelhoose1196]

Yes he does

[@travhammer]

Yes. This is a story of truth. Buried from History by the then ruler's of the time

[@WickedFelina]

Ya, ya he existed. He hung out at Grey Friar's pub with Napoleon and his nephew Gregg. Wait, that was a hallucination...

[@vicrattlehead6386]

I think Erol Flynn looks more like Robin Hood than Robin Hood does.

[@philipditchfield696]

A recent hypnotic investigation into Robin Hood suggests that much of the tale is true and that the man was in fact a poor tanner. See The Hypno-Archaeologist by Philip Ditchfield.

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Enjoyed up until the last two minutes.

[@aomarmian]

We have photos of the suspects so he must be real...

[@bengunn3698]

Keep the background music down please can't hear the narrator.

[@wht-rabt-obj]

That dial up sound…😂

[@janerkenbrack3373]

Today he's be Robin Hoodie.

[@chepito2443]

Tony Robinson is so gangsta

[@tylerbreslin6742]

@ChrinicleMedieval Ask Tony Robinson.. I would like to know.. Did you ever consider the possibility of "Edward the comely King" being King Edward Bruce, the brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland.. Edward Bruce was High King of Ireland From 1315-until his death in 1318!?

[@johnny_5_og]

Reminds me alot about the princess bride.

[@johnny_5_og]

The legend is the story told about who has the name.

[@ThoughtsofAnt]

I was just thinking about this

[@thiagogueiros9663]

Was that a dial up connection?

[@24alex27]

this documentary is hard to follow

[@brianthomas2434]

Short answer: No.

[@tykenneth1]

Why is this man walking so hard in the intro?

[@rachelfox8359]

While I liked this documentary, the real Robin Hood was actually Roger Godberd.

[@taylorlibby7642]

The idea of a gay Robin Hood is explored in the comic book series Merry Men.

[@billquinn6224]

I don't care who plays the part no one is going to beat Russell Crowe's performance.

[@MoonwalkerWorshiper]

People kept saying "robber in a hood" and yet you are still wondering where the name Robin Hood came from. Only englishmen can fail at deduction so grossly.

[@jrmckim]

The music was way too high.

[@TheQuietcount]

William Wallace and Robin Hood are similar myths, with hints of facts.

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

Not quite - Wallace actually existed and was hanged drawn and quartered in London.

[@TheQuietcount]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 was known as a common criminal famous for a fight with a sheriff and married a woman called Marion, also his seal had a biw and quiver. William Wallace could be supported be people in the north of England but they would not be able to show this support openly changing the name night be a way to support in secret.

[@natureschild.5380]

I thought Richard the lion heart died in France, on his way back from the crusade? What happened to him?

[@beckyenglish4783]

My understanding is Richard nearly bankrupted England with his Crusade, and that Bad King John ended up doing a decent job ruling.

[@GmanBoxing]

Richard made it back to England in 1194 then went back to France to re take the lands he lost away on crusade he did of an infection he got from a arrow wound in 1199

[@valiantredneck]

In three days?

[@davidwright7193]

So Edward the comely king was Edward II some time well before his hot date with the blacksmith….

[@stevedavy2878]

His name was just a medieval shorthand for a robber a thief. Robin was a very common name back then ( abv of Robert ), or may even be an abbreviation of the word robbing in this case. Thoughout history thieves and muggers wear a hood or mask to hide their face. Also found in words like hoodlum, and of course in American Culture Gansters hang outs are called " the hood"

[@mariansmith7694]

He gave to the poor knight.

[@57_a_sarthak22]

I heard baldrick was the shadows horse

[@martinlawson1476]

Music is very loud.

[@moshpunk91]

Is that boldrick?

[@davidwright7193]

Yes hence the baldrick joke about halfway through.

[@starmanlion6780]

Robin Hood of the Ballads say King was Edward.. a Prioress of Kirkly..here we go.. a Prioress is a woman in charge of nuns.. and Kirkly in 1400s England during reign of King Edward means "Church Fields".. later on, that place Kirkly was renamed the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale.. there are 6 churches there that make a face.. Look at St. Marys Church.. just about 350 yards east is Hornby Castle.. Home of the Conyers at one time.. Sir John Conyers Jr was the Robin Hood of the Ballads aka Robin of Redesdale.. just not the first to use name... he was leader of the York Knights.. Sir Robert Hulderne was Robin of Holderness..he was Captain of the York Rebels.. there is only one record of a man using name Friar Tuck in 1417 and 1429.. Sir John Conyers was in mid 20s age when he met Friar Tuck age mid 50s : ) .......................

[@Farmer_El]

47:22 Why?

[@uninspired3681]

what in the actual f*ck?..did i actually hear him on dial-up??...lol. i thought i was hearing things

[@brettstuart6887]

Lol yep!

[@uninspired3681]

@@brettstuart6887 i wonder what baud rate he's running...lol

[@brettstuart6887]

@@uninspired3681 must be using an ancient modem he unearthed on an episode of Time Team.

[@uninspired3681]

@@brettstuart6887 hahaha...maybe thats why i suck at call of duty??...speed kills you know

[@MrDDiRusso]

Baldric!