Archery in Finsbury Fields, Headpiece to "Robin Hood and the Ranger"
by: F. W. Fairholt (Artist)
from: A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode with Other Ancient & Modern Ballads and Songs Relating to this Celebrated Yeoman (P. 272) - 1847
Additional Information:
The ballad "Robin Hood and Queen Katherine" references Finsbury Field. Gutch has added a note on page 175 which claims that the Field is a "[g]round near Moorfields, London, famous in old times for the archery practised there," and lists historical references to the location.
The ballad "Robin Hood and Queen Katherine" references Finsbury Field. Gutch has added a note on page 175 which claims that the Field is a "[g]round near Moorfields, London, famous in old times for the archery practised there," and lists historical references to the location.
Archery in Finsbury Fields. (See p. 175.)
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