Falconry was a popular sport among the upper classes in the medieval and Tudor periods, and was also quite a status symbol. Find out more about the sport in this week's Claire Chats talk.
Me doing some falconry at Bosworth Battlefield:
Henry VIII and falconry, Historic Royal Palaces
Medieval Birds of Prey – How did Knights hunt with birds of prey
The Art of Falconry: Roaming the Countryside with Trained Birds of Prey
Falconry, a brief introduction
How Falconry Shaped the English Language
Falconry at Medieval Times
Further Reading
- The booke of falconrie or hawking by George Turberville - https://archive.org/details/bookeoffalconrie00turb
- Medieval Hawking - http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/medieval-hawking.htm
- Medieval Falconry - http://about-falconry.com/medieval-falconry
- Ancient and Medieval Falconry - http://www.r3.org/richard-iii/15th-century-life/15th-century-life-articles/ancient-medieval-falconry-origins-functions-in-medieval-england/
- Falconry and the Tudors - https://katharineedgar.com/2014/06/09/falconry-and-the-tudors/
- Falconry - With Introduction and Chapters on: The Modern Falconer, Implements Used and a Glossary of Terms by Gerald Lascelles
- Wikipedia - Falconry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry#History
Oh, thank you for the wonderful resources! Fascinating discussion, thanks! Michelle t