Gentlemen And Poachers

Author : Munsche
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1981-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0521232848

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Gentlemen and Poachers by Munsche Pdf

The eighteenth-century English game laws have long been synonymous with petty tyranny. By imposing a property qualification on sportsmen, they effectively denied all but country gentlemen the right to take game or even to possess a gun. Those who challenged the gentry's monopoly were fined or imprisoned, usually after only a summary hearing by the local justice of the peace. In the early nineteenth century, it was claimed that one out of every four inmates in England's prisons was an offender against the game laws. Bitterly denounced at the time, they have continued to be condemned by historians as arbitrary, savage and unjust. This book is the first full scholarly examination of the English game laws. Based on material drawn from over two dozen archives - including judicial records, estate correspondence and personal diaries - it attempts to explain what the laws actually were, why they were passed, how they were enforced and why they were eventually repealed. The picture which emerges from this investigation challenges the conventional wisdom about the game laws in a number of important respects.

Author : P. B. Munsche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:933801674

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Gentlemen and Poachers by P. B. Munsche Pdf

Author : Lilias Rider Haggard
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781447489788

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I Walked by Night - Being the Life and History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers by Lilias Rider Haggard Pdf

'I Walked by Night - Being the Life and History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers' by Lilias Rider Haggard. This is Haggard's brilliant view of poaching life from both sides of the fence. His unadulterated tales of the not too distant past may shock the 21st century reader with its slaughtering of anything that moved! This is an essential book for anyone with a romantic view of the English countryside and it's not too distant past.

Author : Edmund Russell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521762090

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Greyhound Nation by Edmund Russell Pdf

Edmund Russell examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to prove that history is an evolutionary process.

Author : J. Stevenson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781403981721

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The Real History of Tom Jones by J. Stevenson Pdf

The Real History of Tom Jones revivifies historical materials from which Henry Fielding constructed the greatest comic novel of the eighteenth century. This study recovers and explores the contexts necessary to understand Fielding's subtle art, such as the bloody conflict for the throne between Stuarts and Hanoverians, a contradictory class system, game laws that both protected and flouted individual property rights, and a justice system that proclaimed hanging for many crimes but let most criminals go. Drawing on evidence such as the peculiar appearance of eighteenth-century money, the fraudulent autobiography of a gypsy king, and a magical prayer book illustration, the book offers new readings of both Tom Jones and the political and legal landscape of Georgian England.

Author : Donna Landry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780230287570

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The Invention of the Countryside by Donna Landry Pdf

Today's hunting debate began in the eighteenth century, when the idea of the countryside was being invented through the imaginative displacement of agricultural production in favour of country sports and landscape tourism. Between the Game Act of 1671 and its repeal in 1831, writers on walking and hunting often held opposed views, but contributed equally to the origins of modern ecology, while sharing a commitment to trespass that preserved common rights in an era of growing privatization.

Author : James A Sharpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317891772

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Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750 by James A Sharpe Pdf

Still the only general survey of the topic available, this widely-used exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture vividly the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little mark on the historical record. This new edition - fully updated throughout - incorporates new thinking on many issues including gender and crime; changes in punishment; and literary perspectives on crime.

Author : Virginia DeJohn Anderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0195304462

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Creatures of Empire by Virginia DeJohn Anderson Pdf

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Author : Emma Griffin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0300116284

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Blood Sport by Emma Griffin Pdf

Nearly a decade of divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with the passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. But the battle over the future of hunting is not yet resolved, and polarizing right-or-wrong debates continue undiminished. This book recounts the history of hunting in Britain and offers a fresh perspective on conflicts.

Author : Robert Olwell,Alan Tully
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421418469

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Cultures and Identities in Colonial British America by Robert Olwell,Alan Tully Pdf

12 Between Private and Public Spheres: Liberty as Cultural Property in Eighteenth-Century British America -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W

Author : George Christopher Davies
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021297771

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Peter Penniless by George Christopher Davies Pdf

This classic novel tells the story of a young man who finds himself torn between two worlds. Peter Penniless is the son of a wealthy landowner, but he has always felt a deep affinity with the natural world. When he takes a job as a gamekeeper, he finds himself drawn into a world of farmers, poachers, and other rustic characters who challenge his assumptions about life and love. This timeless story is a celebration of the beauty and complexity of rural life, and a reminder of the ways in which our choices shape our destinies. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sydney Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1360 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600074331

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The works of ... Sydney Smith, including his contributions to the Edinburgh review by Sydney Smith Pdf

Author : Roger Burrow Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029978270

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Hunters and Poachers by Roger Burrow Manning Pdf

Hunting and poaching played significant roles in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Deer-hunting was an integral part of the culture of the aristocracy and gentry. It afforded not only recreation, but also served as a symbolic substitute for war and rebellion. During this period, the distinction between lawful and unlawful hunting remained unclear, for the Game Laws were obscure and difficult to enforce. Roger B. Manning's meticulously researched study explores symbolic and covert forms of protest, and adds much to our knowledge of the interaction between aristocratic and popular culture in early modern England.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555096842

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Reports by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords Pdf

Author : Sydney Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015064094181

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The Works of Sydney Smith by Sydney Smith Pdf