The Scandalous Lives of the Sherwood Forest Nobility by Adrian Gray

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Sherwood Forest historically was divided up into the estates of great families, with so many dukes that it became known as “The Dukeries”. But who lived there, where did they come from, and what happened to these great titled families?

Adrian Gray tells a story of how their rise was often due to violence, calculating marriages and much bribery, and how so often these families wasted their huge wealth in gambling, costly divorces and some downright bizarre behaviour.  179pp, illus.