Matter of the Greenwood: The Deyvilles of Hood Hill
Over a period of more than a century, one family of minor Yorkshire landowners produced far more than its share of rebels and outlaws. Did they inspire the Robin Hood legend? Content note: anti-Semitic violence. A dashing outlaw, born to a noble family, ranges across North and Central England, hunted by a hapless Sheriff. He thumbs his nose at religious and secular authority alike, robbing bishops and other dignitaries; he remains at large for many years, and a daring disguis
