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Parks in Medieval England (Paperback)
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Parks in Medieval England (Paperback)
Series: Medieval History and Archaeology
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Parks were prominent and, indeed, controversial features of the
medieval countryside, but they have been unevenly studied and
remain only partly understood. Stephen Mileson provides the first
full-length study of the subject, examining parks across the
country and throughout the Middle Ages in their full social,
economic, jurisdictional, and landscape context. The first half of
the book investigates the purpose of these royal and aristocratic
reserves, which have been variously claimed as hunting grounds,
economic assets, landscape settings for residences, and status
symbols. An emphasis on the aristocratic passion for the chase as
the key motivation for park-making provides an important challenge
to more recent views and allows for a deeper appreciation of the
connection between park-making and the expression of power and
lordship. The second part of the volume examines the impact of park
creation on wider society, from the king and aristocracy to
peasants and townsmen. Instead of the traditional emphasis on the
importance of royal regulation, greater attention is paid to the
effects of lordly park-making on other members of the landed elite
and ordinary people. These widespread enclosures interfered with
customary uses of woodland and waste, hunting practices, roads, and
farming; not surprisingly, they could become a focus for
aristocratic feud, popular protest, and furtive resistance.
Combining historical, archaeological, and landscape evidence, this
ground-breaking work provides fresh insight into contemporary
values and how they helped to shape the medieval landscape.
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