According to new research by the historian Sean McGlynn, Robin Hood did not steal from the rich and give to the poor at all because he spent all his time fighting the French.
According to new research by the historian Sean McGlynn, Robin Hood did not steal from the rich and give to the poor at all because he spent all his time fighting the French.
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Which is a good excuse to re-assess some other so-called heroes and villains:
l Darth Vader. We think of him as a bad guy, but was he really? He tried to stop a band of religious nuts killing thousands of innocent people on the Death Star, didn't he? And for years he was denied access to his children by the so-called good side of the force. I have a lot of sympathy for him.
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According to new research by the historian Sean McGlynn, Robin Hood did not steal from the rich and give to the poor at all because he spent all his time fighting the French.
Which is a good excuse to re-assess some other so-called heroes and villains:
l Darth Vader. We think of him as a bad guy, but was he really? He tried to stop a band of religious nuts killing thousands of innocent people on the Death Star, didn't he? And for years he was denied access to his children by the so-called good side of the force. I have a lot of sympathy for him.
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