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Sherwood Forest & the Dukeries - A Companion to the Land of Robin Hood (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Sherwood Forest & the Dukeries - A Companion to the Land of Robin Hood (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Sherwood Forest is arguably the most famous historic landscape in
the world, immortalized through storytelling, mythology, romantic
books, and ultimately by Hollywood. This is the setting for Robin
Hood, Little John and the rest of the 'Merry Men'. Yet behind the
glamorous legends are equally fascinating places, people and
histories. An important and vast medieval 'Forest' and extensive
heath, the area was farmed and settled before that time. After the
break-up of the Royal Hunting Forest came the famous establishment
of great halls, houses and parks of the aristocracy, the so-called
'Dukeries', and then industry, with deep coal mining, wartime
military training, and twentieth-century forestry. From the
nineteenth century onwards, the region was a notable tourism and
leisure destination, and the sites of famous oak trees such as the
Major Oak were places one could visit to touch the past. Tourism
continues today as visitors from around the world come to
experience the forest's nature, history and myth. This book is not
a guide to the region but a companion to the area, its history, its
people and its landscape. As such, this volume will be of great
interest to visitors to the region, to residents and to all those
fascinated by the history and the legends of Sherwood and the
Dukeries. The book focuses on Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries
area, but in the context of the surrounding towns and villages and
is richly illustrated with images from the past, including
photographs, postcards, paintings and antique prints from over two
hundred years.
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