Changes

The extent and popularity of the stories have have idealized Robin Hood somewhat, transforming him from a common outlaw into a noble who fought a just rebellion against a corrupt king.  Chief among them were the many films made about the story, with the most famous being ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938) starring [[Errol Flynn]] in the title role. Numerous other film and television adaptations of his life have also been made, including a musical and a Disney animated version with a cast of animals.

The extent and popularity of the stories have have idealized Robin Hood somewhat, transforming him from a common outlaw into a noble who fought a just rebellion against a corrupt king.  Chief among them were the many films made about the story, with the most famous being ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938) starring [[Errol Flynn]] in the title role. Numerous other film and television adaptations of his life have also been made, including a musical and a Disney animated version with a cast of animals.

==Liberal cause?==

==Historical Revisionism==

Liberals have used Robin Hood as justification for their own support for the taxation of the rich to give to various poor-related projects, often using the famous, oft-quoted line from the stories "take from the rich to give to the poor".  Several elements found in the stories contradict this position, among them:

The original stories of Robin Hood have him offset against classic characters such as King John, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and at at times even the Bishop of Hereford.  These characters are all directly representative of government agency, including the Bishop, considering the Church of England's historical relationship as an extension of the Monarchy.  In short, Robin Hood stole from the government and gave to the poor.  This changed around the late 1700s by a man named [[Joseph Ritson]]<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=rM06VlGFlPkC&pg=PA126&dq=%22It+was+Ritson,+too,+who+is+largely+responsible%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5dH3VM3QKtDisASazYLYBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22It%20was%20Ritson%2C%20too%2C%20who%20is%20largely%20responsible%22&f=false Retrieved March-4-15</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Waltz|first1=Robert|title=The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary|date=2013|publisher=Self}}</ref><ref>Prof. Sir J. C. Holt, ''Robin Hood'', Thames and Hudson, 1989, pp.184-185.</ref>, who was sympathetic to the [[Jacobins|Jacobin]] cause.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Burd|first1=Henry|title=Joseph Ritson: A Critical Biography|date=1916|publisher=University of Illinois}}</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=UDZxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA177#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>  Joseph Ritson is responsible for revising Robin Hood into "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", from his original form.

*Robin continually stole money from representatives of a corrupt government under Prince John; this included rich land owners and abbots who were allied with him.

 

*The money that Robin stole was mainly tax money extorted from the people; these taxes were supposed to ransom Richard from captivity but were instead used to buy John the throne.

When Ritson first introduced the "new" Robin Hood, the revised character was not popular with all.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Barczewski|first1=Stephanie|title=Myth and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Britain: The Legends of King Arthur and Robin Hood|date=2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0198207283}}</ref>

 

A new film released in 2010 by Ridley Scott and starring Russel Crowe as the outlaw details an "origins" story, with Robin standing up for individualism and freedom, as he sides with the supporters of the [[Magna Carta]] against King John's tyranny. [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=154853]

A new film released in 2010 by Ridley Scott and starring Russel Crowe as the outlaw details an "origins" story, with Robin standing up for individualism and freedom, as he sides with the supporters of the [[Magna Carta]] against King John's tyranny. [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=154853]