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Who was the REAL Robin Hood? As Sean Bean's TV show airs, how stories about the heroic outlaw's exploits have circulated for centuries - and his 'grave' lies in Yorkshire

The idea of a benevolent outlaw who steals from the rich to give to the poor is one that many, especially in these straitened times, might feel like they can get behind.