HUNTING TALK

Local historian and author, Richard Almond, whose specialist subject is ‘hunting in the late medieval period and Renaissance’, is giving a talk on ‘Medieval Hunting’ in the Library at Kiplin Hall on Thursday 15 March. Hunting has long been regarded as solely an elitist sport for royalty and aristocracy and, as such, has been neglected by most recent historians writing in English.

This entertaining talk dispels this myth with a look at hunting during the period between 1300 and 1600, when the sport was universal and one of the most important social pastimes and economic activities within the community. His talk is richly illustrated by a unique collection of beautiful and interesting slides of excellent and very colourful illustrations from late medieval illuminated manuscripts, tapestries and paintings.

The talk and illustrations show that every level of society hunted, including royalty, nobles, gentry, peasants, men and women, but in different ways for different quarry and for differing reasons. Of course, poaching was universal!

DATE: Thursday 15 March
TIME: 7.30 pm
PRICE: Adult: £7. Friend or Volunteer £6. Including refreshments.
Please book in advance.

PLACE: Kiplin Hall, near Scorton, Richmond (Off the B6271 between Scorton and Northallerton)