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Robin Hood Motivated Change

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Robin Hood was never real and is just an idea that motivated change. The story of Robin Hood has been change throughout the world many many times. The stories depict him as dashing person who took form the rich and gave to the poor. There is very little we know about him because it has been altered from generation to generation.

The story does have some historical accuracy. “The legend of Robin Hood rose out of the chaos of the reign of King John of England, during the early thirteenth century.”(1) The idea was that Robin Hood would inspire the common folk to rebel against the mad king. This did get barons to form a group and challenge the the king with the Magna Carta. This lower the king's powers and influence just like the character Robin

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