Outlaws in Medieval and Early Modern England

Dr John C. Appleby is from Liverpool Hope University, UK and Dr Paul Dalton is a Pro-Vice Chancellor at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

• Preface, John C. Appleby, Paul Dalton; Introduction, John C. Appleby, Paul Dalton; Chapter 1 The Outlaw Hereward ‘the Wake’, Paul Dalton; Chapter 2 Outlawry as an Instrument of Justice in the Thirteenth Century, Susan Stewart; Chapter 3 Justices and Injustice? England's Local Officials in the Later Middle Ages, Richard Gorski; Chapter 4 Sacred Outlaws, Candace Gregory-Abbott; Chapter 5 ‘Sons of Iniquity’, Neil Jamieson; Chapter 6 Political Ideology in the Early Stories of Robin Hood, A.J. Pollard; Chapter 7 Poachers and Gamekeepers, Hannes Kleineke; Chapter 8 Pirates and Communities, John C. Appleby;

'Printed media cannot normally hope to compete with the big screen for attention when conveying a historical message, but this compelling new volume certainly provides a valuable context and should be included with any special-edition DVD of the [Robin Hood] movie.' Journal of British Studies 'Outlaws in Medieval and Early Modern England: Crime, Government and Society is a fascinating, nuanced study of the many permutations of outlawry and a highly valuable contribution to the study of legality, criminality in all its permutations in the medieval and early modern period.' Sixteenth Century Journal ’...the volume contains a number of impressive essays and consequently deserves to be included in the growing body of works on medieval and early modern outlawry.’ English Historical Review