Robin Hood

Heroic outlaw in English folklore

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2024
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
'Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders' is released as a video game.
June 2024 Series was officially cancelled by the network due to low ratings after one season of eight episodes.
2023
Piers Plowman
Eloise Peniston adapted and directed a Middle English performance of the Trinity B Text of Piers Plowman at St Edmund Hall.
2023
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
'Gangs of Sherwood' is released, another game centered around Robin Hood.
2023
Robin Hood
Robin Hood appeared in the Disney short film 'Once Upon a Studio', voiced by Daniel Wolfe, alongside other Walt Disney Animation Studios characters.
September 2023 Robyn Hood television series premiered on Global Television Network and StackTV, introducing a modernized reimagining of the Robin Hood legend featuring a young activist rapper and her anti-authoritarian hip-hop band.
June 20 2022 Production of the Robyn Hood series officially begins, with filming taking place in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.
2021
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
'Hood: Outlaws & Legends' is released, featuring Robin Hood.
2021
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
The song re-entered the US Digital Song Sales chart, ranking at position 34, demonstrating its enduring popularity decades after its original release.
September 2021
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Chris de Burgh released The Legend of Robin Hood, his twenty-second original album and a musical, through Rockware.
2020
Robin of Sherwood: The Knights Of The Apocalypse
Richard Carpenter and Jennifer Ash (pseudonym of Jenny Kane) published 'The Knights of the Apocalypse' as part of the Robin of Sherwood: The Season 4 Collection, released by Spiteful Puppet & Chinbeard Books.
July 2020
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
The song placed 13th on YouTube's 'Most Listened to Rock Countdown', becoming the second highest song by Bryan Adams after 'Please Forgive Me'.
July 2020
Major Oak
The Major Oak was reported as vandalized, with a three-foot section of bark fallen off.
2019 Development team decides to reimagine Robin Hood as a young woman, with Director X presenting a sizzle reel to Kathleen Meek at Corus Entertainment.
2019
Qpid
CBR ranked 'Qpid' as the fifth funniest episode in the Star Trek franchise, praising its comedic moments and performances.
2019
Qpid
Screen Rant ranked 'Qpid' as the 8th funniest episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
December 2019
Edwinstowe
Brendan Clarke-Smith was living in Edwinstowe in December.
November 5 2019
Ivanhoe
BBC News included Ivanhoe on its list of the 100 most influential novels.
May 18 2019
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Augustine Institute released a 12-part audio drama 'The Legends of Robin Hood', written and directed by Paul McCusker. The drama stars Gwilym Lee as Robin Hood (Robert of Locksley), Katie Foster-Barnes as Maid Marian (Marian Fitzwalter), Robert Portal as Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and Nicholas Boulton as Richard the Lionheart.
2018
Will Scarlet
Jamie Dornan portrays a villainous version of Will Scarlet (named Will Tillman) in the film Robin Hood, who becomes the Sheriff of Nottingham after being recruited by a corrupt Cardinal.
2018
Qpid
Tom's Guide rated 'Qpid' as one of the 15 best episodes featuring Picard.
2018
Rufford Abbey
The 1907 wax cylinder recording of the 'Rufford Park Poachers' ballad was digitised and made available online by the British Library.
2018
Merry Men
Robin Hood film features Jamie Foxx portraying a Moor version of Little John, continuing the trend of diverse representation in Merry Men adaptations.
2018
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Oni Press published the graphic novel 'Merry Men', a queer re-imagining of the Robin Hood legend, written by Robert Rodi and illustrated by Jackie Lewis.
2018
Guy of Gisbourne
In this Robin Hood adaptation, Paul Anderson portrays Sir Gisborne as Robin's former commanding officer in the Crusades, who is sent by the Sheriff to hunt down Robin after their falling out.
2017
Piers Plowman
A UK theatre production of Piers Plowman titled 'Fair Field' was developed by Tom Chivers, including an exhibition at the National Poetry Library and a series of podcasts published by the Guardian.
2017
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
The Labour Party pledged to enact a 'Robin Hood tax' on the financial sector if they won the general election.
2017
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Pianist John Burke scored an outdoor production of Robin Hood.
2017
Major Oak
English musician Beans on Toast created a song about the threat to the Major Oak from fracking on his album Cushty.
2016
Robin of Sherwood: The Knights Of The Apocalypse
Richard Carpenter and Jonathan Green published the novelization 'Robin of Sherwood: The Knights of the Apocalypse' through Chinbeard Books.
2016
Qpid
Empire ranked 'Qpid' as the 50th best episode out of over 700 Star Trek television episodes.
2015
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
The Green Party named their proposed tax on banks after Robin Hood in their election manifesto.
2015
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Robin Hood appears in 'Fate/Grand Order' by Delight Works/Type-Moon.
2015
Major Oak
The Major Oak came sixth in the European Tree of the Year finals.
2014
Will Scarlet
Michael Socha reprises his role as Will Scarlet in the TV series Once Upon a Time.
2014
Major Oak
Voted 'England's Tree of the Year' by the Woodland Trust, receiving 18% of the votes.
2014
Major Oak
The Major Oak was voted 'England's Tree of the Year'.
2013
Will Scarlet
Michael Socha first appears as Will Scarlet in the TV series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
2013
Guy of Gisbourne
Matthew Cody publishes 'Will in Scarlet', presenting Guy as a brutal knight who helps Prince John and murders Will's uncle.
2013
Guy of Gisbourne
J Tullos Hennig begins 'The Books of the Wode' series, introducing Guy (originally Gamelyn) as a childhood friend and lover of Rob who becomes a Templar.
2012
Merry Men
In a Once Upon a Time episode, Mulan (portrayed by Jamie Chung) becomes the first female member of Robin's band.
2012
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Zenescope published 'Robyn Hood', a re-imagining of the character with a female protagonist.
2012
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Robin Hood is included in the strategy game 'Crusader Kings II' by Paradox Interactive.
2011
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
German heavy metal band Edguy released 'Robin Hood' as the first single from their album Age of the Joker, with a humorous music video featuring the band's lead singer Tobias Sammet as Robin Hood.
March 20 2011
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
A new production of Albert Dietrich's almost forgotten Robin Hood opera was performed at the Theater Erfurt.
2010
Will Scarlet
Scott Grimes plays Will Scarlet as a Welsh Archer serving Robin Hood in Ridley Scott's film Robin Hood.
2010
Cultural depictions of Robin Hood
Robin Hood appears in multiple video games: 'Fate/Extra' by Epoch/Type-Moon, 'Robin Hood: The Return of Richard' by Nordcurrent, and 'Robin's Quest: A Legend Born' by Gogii Games.
2010
Guy of Gisbourne
Actor Mark Strong's character Sir Godfrey in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is based on Guy of Gisbourne.

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