Explore how medieval outlaws utilised specific woodland construction techniques and camouflage to create nearly invisible campsites. Discover the clever methods used to manage fire without producing visible smoke, allowing groups to remain hidden from authorities for years.
August 4th, 1265. Simon de Montfort is killed at the Battle of Evesham. His military captain, a man named Roger Godberd, is now a wanted man. The crown declares him an outlaw — a wolf's head. Anyone can kill him on sight.
Godberd disappears into Sherwood Forest. For the next seven years, he organises raids across three counties — Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and as far south as Wiltshire. The Sheriff can't find him. The king's men can't catch him. Local knights actively shelter him. It takes until 1272 before authorities finally capture him, and even then, he's held in three different prisons over three years before his trial at the Tower of London.
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