Stumbled across this fun project - 3D recreation of the Rose Playhouse c.1595, where the first Robin Hood play "George a Greene" was performed in 1593-94, along with the Huntington plays in (probably) April-May 1598 🌳🏹🎯 Watch the fly-though here 👇
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From Philip Henslowe's diary/account book/notebook, recording the commission of "The Downfall of Robert, Earle of Huntington" from Anthony Munday in February 1598 🏹 Very last entry: "layd owt vnto antony monday the 15 of febreary 1598 for a playe boocke called the first parte of Robyne Hoode"

Chuffed that my review of the new and really rather important collection "Historians on Robin Hood" is out today via @northernhistory.bsky.social 🔥 Thanks to the team for sending me the book to comb through (and already wear out!) 🌳🏹🎯 Link here: doi.org/10.1080/0078...

Getting back into social media with the reminder that, no matter what happens in A24's "The Death of Robin Hood", we have a dirty 'tache for the first time in over 30 years, and that's a win 🔥🌳🏹🎯

I'm doing it - I'm plugging my Instagram 😂 If you're there and interested in Robin from his medieval origins to movies, come by and I promise I'll post more this year 🤞 Search "True History of Robin Hood" on Insta 📸 Snippet from today's post... 🌳🏹🎯

Starting the new year with a lovely surprise - the first citations to my work in other works! 💚 In the excellent new collection "Historians on Robin Hood" ed. Stephen Rigby. Buried amongst some very good company here - a totally normal experience for some, but nice for my list of firsts! 😊

It's only bloody Christmas 🪓🎄👑⭐️

Yes I did detour on day one of my lovely honeymoon in Hobart to find the building Errol Flynn was born in 🏹 But there was a community historical society christmas market across the street, so win bloody win ✌️

I say unbiased but persuaded more by @nathenamin.bsky.social and the ol' simplest-explanation-is-likely route. Richard can be responsible (however indirectly, like Henry II) but also be just a normal guy. More nuance js important. Crucial even. But the sanctification of Richard is just weird 🤷‍♂️

A feeling that Robin Hood was more politically significant than people allow for, and all the top goddamn tier medievalist TV and toys the early 2000s gifted us 😍

Last conference of the year done 🔥 Plenty of great papers left this weekend at the Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group conference 🏰 (Yes, Christmas tree is up - I'm honeymooning all December, I want to enjoy it, sue me 💅)

Lovely Saturday morning to revisit a wonderful conference in Geneva this time two (!) years ago - and chuffed to be a part of the equally wonderful proceedings 🔥 Available at the link, or message for my article on Robin and Guy 🌳🎯🏹
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The end of a horribly disruptive 2024, but with this week's shitshow of a 4-year forecast, seems the perfect time to jump onto social media again - but blue skies and organised desk space only 💚