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Scottish wolf-populations reached a peak during the second half of the 16th century. Mary, Queen of Scots is known to have hunted wolves in the forest of Atholl in 1563. [7] The wolves later caused such damage to the cattle herds of Sutherland that in 1577, James VI made it compulsory to hunt wolves three times a year. [1] The last wolf in Scotland
Humphrey Head is the traditional location for the killing of the last wolf in England, in about 1390. Folklore has it that the wolf descended the fells from near Coniston where it had caused havoc among the sheep flocks.
Burbot – A fisherman caught the last recorded burbot in July 1970 from the Great Ouse Relief Channel, Norfolk. [citation needed] The species was then presumed extirpated. †Houting – In the UK, the houting was declared extinct in 1977 by D. A. Ratcliffe. It was last recorded in the UK from the River Colne, West Yorkshire in 1925. [citation ...
There was a tradition of wolf hunting in Wormhill in the fourteenth century. [5] It was said that a living was made by some and that an annual tribute of wolfheads was shown. It has been reported that the last wolf killed in England was at Wormhill Hall in the 15th century. [5]
MacQueen lifted his plaid and produced the severed head of the wolf, tossing it in the middle of the surprised circle. [1] MacQueen described to the assembly how he achieved the feat; "As I came through the slochd (ravine) by east the hill there, I foregathered wi' the beast. My long dog there turned him. I bucked wi' him, and dirkit him, and ...
The BBC’s much anticipated follow-up to the Bafta-winning Wolf Hall is set to hit screens after a nine-year hiatus on Sunday 10 November.. In the historical drama, based on Hilary Mantel’s ...
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The wolf's head on Aldgate Pump. Aldgate Pump is a Grade II listed structure. [1] The metal wolf head on the pump's spout is supposed to signify the last wolf shot in the City of London. [2] Historic photographs show that the pump was surmounted by an ornate wrought iron lantern.