Medieval HuntingSutton, 2003 - 216 pages Using a variety of sources (hunting treatises, assize books, manorial and ecclesiastical records, books of hours and literary collections) and pictures (which include the Emperor Maxmillian stag hunting, two ladies jousting, peasants rabbiting with ferrets and camouflage techniques such as disguising yourself as a woodcock), this book aims to bring to life the centrality of hunting to medieval societies, both as an economic necessity and as an expression of medieval humanity's sense of oneness with nature. Almond shows that all classes enjoyed hunting (in which he includes fishing, hawking and poaching) and women enjoyed it as well as men. |
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... Forest Laws which were codified by the king . Each forest was administered by a hierarchy of appointed officials who were accountable to the king . An area such as the New Forest was originally a preserve for hunting deer , reserved for ...
... Forest Laws which were codified by the king . Each forest was administered by a hierarchy of appointed officials who were accountable to the king . An area such as the New Forest was originally a preserve for hunting deer , reserved for ...
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... Forest Proceedings of the Duchy of Lancaster record that the Earl of Derby was prosecuted under the Forest Law for taking more than two thousand deer in the Forest of High Peak over a period of six years.63 The inordinate time - span ...
... Forest Proceedings of the Duchy of Lancaster record that the Earl of Derby was prosecuted under the Forest Law for taking more than two thousand deer in the Forest of High Peak over a period of six years.63 The inordinate time - span ...
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... Forest Laws apparently show a concern to shield the English public from suspicion and oppression by the officials protecting the king's game.99 A new leniency had , in certain important areas such as the mutilation and execution of ...
... Forest Laws apparently show a concern to shield the English public from suspicion and oppression by the officials protecting the king's game.99 A new leniency had , in certain important areas such as the mutilation and execution of ...
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