<br>About Robin Hood<div><br>Robin Hood is a folk hero from the Middle Ages in England. He is a legendary person whom people have told stories about for many years. Robin Hood is one who still remains popular. His story has been featured in books, plays, movies and cartoons as well.<br><br>There are many variations of his stories. Usually, Robin Hood is an outlaw who lives in Sherwood Forest near the town of Nottingham, England. His enemies are Prince John (who is temporarily on the throne because his brother, King Richard the Lionheart is away in the Middle East fighting in the Crusades), and the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham, who abuse their powers and take money from the people who need it. Robin Hood uses his archery skills and his wits to steal the money back, and return it to the poor. Accompanying Robin are his faithful followers The Merry Men. They include Little John. Much the Millers son, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck and Alan a Dale. Later stories also had a Maid Marian.<br><br></div> About Nottingham<div><br></div><div>Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. The centre of Nottingham lies on the River Leen and its southern boundary follows the course of the River Trent, which flows from Stoke to the River Humber estuary. According to the 2011 census, Nottingham has a city population of 305,700.[2] Nottingham is a member of the English Core Cities Group. It has been nicknamed "Shottingham" due to the high rate of gun crime.</div><div><br></div><div>Robin Hood is said to have lived in Sherwood Forest, which extended from the north of Nottingham to the north side of Doncaster, Yorkshire. His main opponent was the Sheriff of Nottingham. <br></div> Head Stock in the Middle Ages<div><br></div><div>The stocks (Old English stocc, a trunk or wooden post) was a low-level punishment involving short-term arrest and public humiliation. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Used throughout the middle ages, the stocks (very similar to the pillory) continued in use into the Victorian era.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The stocks involved being imprisoned outdoors, with the feet and sometimes the head and wrists fixed in an arrangement of hinged planks with holes provided. The victim was unable to move and was at the mercy of the local people, who would beat the victim with sticks and pelt him/her with anything that came to hand: stones, mud, rotten food and so on.<br><br>The pillory was an upright post with the hinged planks at the top, so the victim had to crouch uncomfortably for many hours with their head and hands trapped. The stocks normally had the planks set on the ground, so the victim was seated.<br><br></div> <div>Cartoon:</div><div><br></div><div>https://www.bilibili.com/video/av89040752?from=search&seid=4862944809705412341<br></div>