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The enclosure of common land in Britain

Between 1450 and 1850, most common land was privatised and peasant families disappeared from Britain. This article explores the motives and impact of the key process of ‘enclosure’

Enclosure is visible in the patchwork of hedged fields across the British countryside
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AQA 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603

AQA 1D Stuart Britain and the crisis of monarchy, 1603–1702

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