Royal and non‐royal forests and chases in England and Wales

Royal forests comprised land devoted primarily to hunting. They were a distinctive feature of Norman and Angevin England and Wales. Expressing the crown's arbitrary power to prevent holders of land from using it as they chose, they were generally resented. Royal forests must disappear to enable...

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Veröffentlicht in:Historical research. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987. - 88(2015), 241, Seite 381-401
1. Verfasser: Langton, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Historical research
Schlagworte:Forests Nobility Royalty Medieval period