Tudor Sports and Pastimes
19th January 2026 by | Uncategorized
Falconry
A hierarchy of hawks: kestrel for knaves, goshawk for squires, peregrine for earls, gyrfalcon only for kings. Falconry was both hunt and heraldry, a noble art where birds bore rank as visibly as robes. Henry VIII’s pale gyrfalcon was his boast — sovereignty on the wing. To ride out hawking was to ride out into status, with hawk hoods, jingling bells, and leather gloves stitched with power.
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