None of the Robin Hood stories I read as a kid have either King John or King Richard or indeed much mention of the King at all (Henry, I think) except as a distant ruler. As far as I know the King Richard stuff was introduced by the Errol Flynn movie. OK, 30 seconds on Google seems to refute this hypothesis, but it does suggest that the King Richard stuff was a later addition.
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Robin Hood sans King Richard
Date: 2005-12-18 08:32 am (UTC)