Tag Archives: Robin Hood

The Legend of Jack O’ Legs – Hertfordshire’s answer to Robin Hood!

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

We all know the story of Robin Hood, Little John and the others in Sherwood Forest but where I live we have a similarly motivated though perhaps less successful and well-know figure and his name is Jack O’Legs who also stole … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Popular Culture | Tagged Baldock, church, County of Hertfordshire, Giant, Jack O'Legs, King Arthur, Legends, Robin Hood, Weston | 4 Comments

The underground city beneath Nottingham

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Many people know of the city of Nottingham for its folklore of Robin Hood, Little John and the rest of the Merry Men who lived in Sherwood Forest stealing from the rich to give to the poor whilst evading the … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Caves, Nottingham, Robin Hood, WW2 | 12 Comments

The life and grave of Little John of Robin Hood fame.

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

In the ancient ballads of Robin Hood, Little John is traditionally, second in command of Robin Hood’s legendary Merry Men. Little John appears in the very earliest of the surviving Robin Hood tales including the work of Andrew of Wyntoun … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Movies and Films, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Derbyshire, Folklore, Hathersage, Little John, Little John grave, Robin Hood, Robin of Sherwood, Sherwood Forest | 2 Comments

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between. Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, Movies and Films, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged charity, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, outdoors, Robin Hood, Romans, Sycamore Gap | 17 Comments

A field of dreams and memories

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday on my way to collect a customer for a half day tour to Woburn Abbey, I found myself with 15 minutes to spare so I took the opportunity to visit my old childhood park, somewhere I had only visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life | Tagged British Bulldog, childhood, Family, Football, Jumpers for goalposts, Life, Mama, memories, nostalgia, outdoors, Robin Hood, Robin of Sherwood, walks | 15 Comments

The mysterious Lud Church and the Green Knight

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Lud Church isn’t even a church at all but actually a hard to find crevice in the Staffordshire countryside on the south-west fringes of the Peak District. A narrow canyon in the ground over over 100 metres (328.1 ft) long and … Continue reading →