The Midlands county of Yorkshire is challenging neighboring Nottingham, To undo what they maintain is an historical inaccuracy, Yorkshire parliamentarians Nottingham has fought back. John Mann, member of Parliament from Nottinghamshire, from the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reconciling historical accuracy and cultural legends is messy work, especially when there is serious money on the table. In an unsightly scramble to claim the tourist dollars ($197 million) currently accruing to the English country of Nottingham, the neighboring county … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/robihood.jpg\")
Reconciling
\n historical accuracy and cultural legends is messy work, especially
\n when there is
\n serious money on the table. In an unsightly scramble to claim the tourist
\n dollars ($197 million) currently accruing to the English country of
\n Nottingham,
\n the neighboring county of Yorkshire now claims that centuries ago Sherwood
\n forest extended into Yorkshire, and that the historical Hood was actually
\n a local boy named Robert Hode.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n where tradition holds Robin Hood plied his trade, as the rightful home
\n of Britain’s most famous outlaw.<\/p>\n
\n are advocating the removal of all Nottinghamshire signs proclaiming "Robin
\n Hood country."<\/p>\n
\n decried the Yorkshire claims to Robin Hood as a "historically inaccurate
\n myth."<\/p>\n