The late W. MARK ORMROD was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York; he published extensively on later medieval history. GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal Palaces. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal Palaces. DAVID CROOK, now retired, spent his working life in The National Archives, where he became immersed in the extensive surviving early records of the English royal administration and common law. From those sources have emerged important findings which may identify a real criminal as the original of the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood. GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK. The late W. MARK ORMROD was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York; he published extensively on later medieval history.

• Introduction: Medieval Petitions in Context - W. Mark OrmrodParliamentary Petitions? The Origins and Provenance of the 'Ancient Petitions' [SC8] in the National Archives - Gwilym DoddPetitioning in the Ancient World - Serena ConnellyPetitioning between England and Avignon in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century - Barbara BombiPetitions to the Pope in the Fourteenth Century - Patrick ZutshiUnderstanding Early Petitions: An Analysis of the Content of Petitions to Parliament in the Reign of Edward I - Paul BrandPetitions from Gascony: Testimonies of a Special Relationship - Guilhem PépinMurmur, Clamour and Noise: Voicing Complaint and Remedy in Petitions to the English Crown, c.1300-c.1460 - W. Mark OrmrodQueenship, Lordship and Petitioning in Late Medieval England - Anthony MussonTaking Your Chances: Petitioning in the Last Years of Edward II and the First Years of Edward III - Simon J HarrisWords and Realities: The Language and Dating of Petitions, 1326-7 - Shelagh SneddonA Petition from the Prisoners in Nottingham Gaol, c.1330 - David CrookThomas Paunfield, the 'heye Court of rightwisnesse' and the Language of Petitioning in the Fifteenth Century - Gwilym Dodd

A fine collection of essays.