Posts Tagged ‘1856’

William Skinner Phillippo and the Norfolk Fox Hounds

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Even during the so-called “golden age” of hunting during the 19th Century, the sport was no more popular amongst people of the countryside than it is today. This letter by William Skinner Phillippo to the Norfolk News in 1856 illustrates how the problems of fox and other game hunting – including how it hides behind the machinations of Law – haven’t changed in more than 150 years.

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