When I was six or so I first learned the story of Robin Hood, only I misunderstood one vital point: I thought that King Richard had gone off not on the Crusades, but rather an actual cruise. I didn't understand why everyone thought Prince John was such a bad man because I'd be angry, too if my brother went off on holiday and left me home alone!
A childhood belief about history
others believed things like this
- I used to think "Robin Hood and his merry men" was "Robin Hood and his *married* men."Anon
- My sister thought (not more than one year ago, she is now 14) that John Doe was an actual person.— Brother to Natascha
- I always thought that Little Richard was Cliff Richards younger brother— adam
- As a child, I thought that Olivia Newton-John was Elton John's wife and Juice Newton's sister.— Connie
- I used to believe that there was an actual point where I became a grownup.Anon
- I thought that Olivia Newton John was a group, Olivia Newt and John. — Sam O.