Gentlemen and poachers: the english game laws 1671–1831
Auteur :
Munsche
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521090759
Date de publication :
27 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
400 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.