| Titre | Les tribunaux de la forêt royale | |
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| Auteur | Jean R. Birrell | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 103-104, 1986 Droit et paysans | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Le droit et les paysans La société paysanne et le droit dans l'Angleterre médiévale |
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| Page | 39-45 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Courts of the Royal Forest
Forest Law, whose initial purpose was to preserve vast tracts of land as exclusive hunting grounds for the kings, weighed heavily on the peasantry of thirteenth and early fourteenth century England. It impeded, though it did not prevent, access to a wide range of forest ressources, and imposed a significant burden on forest dwellers, in fines for offences against the law and through widespread involvement in its cumbersome procedures. Harassment by foresters further aggravated the situation. Though baronial and gentry hostility to forest law is better known, peasant hostility was well-grounded and can often be demonstrated. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1986_num_103_1_3152 |
