Forest law

Definition

Special royal laws protecting hunting animals and their habitat within designated areas, restricting how local people could use the land.

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Paper 2

Forest law created a particularly resented change by placing royal hunting interests above many local needs.
Revise: Economic and Social Changes

1
Support comparisons with precise examples, such as peasants’ labour services, wool trading in York or restrictions under Forest law.

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GCSE History · key term

Special royal laws protecting hunting animals and their habitat within designated areas, restricting how local people could use the land.

Used by AQA

Paper 2

Forest law created a particularly resented change by placing royal hunting interests above many local needs.
Revise: Economic and Social Changes

1
Support comparisons with precise examples, such as peasants’ labour services, wool trading in York or restrictions under Forest law.

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