William's Forest Laws
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 30-05-18 22:59
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- William's Forest Laws
- royal forests
- used for hunting
- 'Nova Foresta' --> new forest
- 40 village communities were evicted - in order to clear the new 'royal playground' for hunting
- peasant land
- controlled by king
- only those who could pay for hunting rights were allowed to hunt
- social crimes
- hired men to catch poachers or people with no permission to enter the forest
- hanging
- castration and blinding
- corporal punishments
- hanging
- corporal punishments
- only those who could pay for hunting rights were allowed to hunt
- controlled by king
- weapons
- it was illegal for peasants to carry any hunting weapons or a fallen branch
- people would not report these crimes if they happened
- it was illegal for peasants to carry any hunting weapons or a fallen branch
- bitterness
- no right to natural resources
- unjust and unfair
- royal forests
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