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Pedantic rabbit trail -- Robin hood reclaimed excessive taxes by force from a tax drunk government and gave it back to it's over taxed citizens. People seem to
by shawndumas 13y ago
Pedantic rabbit trail -- Robin hood reclaimed excessive taxes by force from a tax drunk government and gave it back to it's over taxed citizens.
People seem to forget this often.
- pjc50 13y agoNot in the mythos I'm familiar with; he robbed anyone who came past who had sufficient money, and redistributed it. Taxation in the 12th century was also pretty much limited to the landowning few.
- shawndumas 13y agoYes, but the most prevalent mythos whence these articles come is the bad prince John and his tax happy governance. King Richard (the Lionheart) gets kidnapped while fighting in the Crusades. Prince John burdens his brother's people with an excruciating tax which John says is for the ransom to set their beloved king free.