<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[King Robin Novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Robin, a novel by R. A. Moss from Beck & Branch Publishers]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:49:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.king-robin-novel.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: What's a furlong?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people know a furlong is an eighth of a mile. But far fewer know how the term furlong originated. Hint: It has nothing to do with...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-myths-how-long-is-a-furlong-ask-an-ox</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5edeb87fa8b68e0017dc1caa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_88da222045944c97babb45a2cc00a207~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_950,h_846,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: Why the loony calendar? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why were dates in Medieval England marked as the Kalends, Nones, and Ides of each month? The answer is simply loony. As in, the names of...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-myths-why-the-loony-calendar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f39ac70e8b40800177a9194</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_5056cce5bc4f4d638dcc4e174a80056d~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_922,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: Did knights fight fair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chivalry of Medieval knights is a widely held notion spread by countless fables that continue to this day. But is it true?  For the...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-myths-did-knights-fight-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ed4d24c6fc160001781abd9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:08:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_41acdf21962846e396220ecefcc82783~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_811,h_660,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: Was King Richard really a Lionheart?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Hollywood, he's been called "Richard of The Third Reel" because the noble Lionheart always appears at the end of nearly every Robin...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-myths-richard-the-lionheart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec7b622f0a55a0017544d72</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:27:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_8099bcd581ad4d71b221ab0b5e4fb4b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: The Feast of Fools - A Forgotten New Year Tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrated on January 1st, the Feast of Fools began in medieval France and spread to most of Europe. 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Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: Astrology as medicine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Sacrifice two rams and see me in the morning.” Would your Medieval doctor have sent this midnight reply to your message beckoning him to...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-myths-astrology-as-medicine-really</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ed9a5d6d5f9470017c86de4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 02:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_84c6197b17eb4f13bcc404d2df34b964~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts and Myths: The Robin Hood legend’s French connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rivalry between King Philip II of France and England’s King Richard I (popularly known as the Lionheart) spanned decades of battles,...]]></description><link>https://www.king-robin-novel.com/post/medieval-facts-and-myths-the-robin-hood-legend-s-french-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60eb9684453aea00488b3a3d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b21a9f_6b31c66ff90042d4b8c15be443e11f88~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R. A. Moss</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Facts &#38; Myths: Was Prince John really wicked?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us know Prince John as the iconic villain of the Robin Hood legend—the conniving younger brother who oppresses England while King Richard is away at war. But was John truly a wicked tyrant in real life? The answer is more complicated—and more revealing—than the legend suggests. There are, in fact, two enduring myths  about John Lackland, the youngest son of King Henry II and brother of the famed Richard the Lionheart. 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