Richard was given a hero’s welcome on his return and actually forgave Prince John! In 1199, Richard died. Upon his death, John became king and was as awful as one might anticipate. Because of his abuse of all people’s rights, he was confronted by a group of barons with a document that later became known as the Great Charter, or Magna Carta, that forced him to respect certain rights and legal procedures. The Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in the history of democracy and certainly influenced the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights that were written more than five hundred years later.
About the Author
KATHRYN LASKY is the nationally bestselling author of many books for children and adults, including the Newbery Honor Book SUGARING TIME; ELIZABETH I and other popular books in the Royal Diaries series; and the bestselling epic fantasy series Guardians of Ga’hoole, which is being made into a major motion picture. In Guardians of Ga’hoole, Lasky explores the behavior of owls. Now she uses her extensive research on hawks and the sport of falconry to again render a world that seamlessly blends natural history with fantasy.
The author and her husband, Christopher Knight, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and summer on an island off the coast of Maine. There she enjoys watching peregrine falcons soar on the thermal drafts above the cove where she swims. You can visit her at www.kathrynlasky.com.
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Copyright
HAWKSMAID. Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn Lasky. The verses in chapter 25 are from the song “Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford.” This version was collected by H. E. D. Hammond, Folk Songs from Dorset, published in 1908. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lasky, Kathryn.
Hawksmaid: the untold story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian / Kathryn Lasky.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In twelfth-century England, Matty grows up to be a master falconer, able to communicate with the devoted birds who later help her and Fynn, also known as Robin Hood, to foil Prince John’s plot to steal the crown.
ISBN 978-0-06-000071-4 (trade bdg.)
1. Maid Marian (Legendary character)—Juvenile fiction. 2. Robin Hood (Legendary character)—Juvenile fiction. 3. Great Britain—History—John, 1199–1216—Juvenile fiction. [1. Maid Marian (Legendary character)—Fiction. 2. Falconry—Fiction. 3. Birds of prey—Fiction. 4. Human-animal relationships—Fiction. 5. Robin Hood (Legendary character)—Fiction. 6. Middle Ages—Fiction. 7. Great Britain—History—John, 1199–1216—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L3274Haw 2010 2009024097
[Fic]—dc22 CIP
AC
FIRST EDITION
EPub Edition © April 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-199340-4
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Kathryn Lasky, Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian
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