Whigs and Hunters: The Origins of the Black Act
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Whigs and Hunters: The Origins of the Black Act (1975) by E. P. Thompson.
Blurb:
The subject is the Black Act, a law of unprecedented savagery passed by Parliament in 1723 to deal with 'wicked and evil-disposed men going armed in disguise'. These men were pillaging the royal forest of deer, conducting a running battle against the forest officers with blackmail, threats and violence.
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