Who Owns England?
Who Owns England? 'A formidable, brave and important book' Robert MacfarlaneWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country's oldest and best-kept secret. Since 1086, in fact. This is…
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Who Owns England?
'A formidable, brave and important book' Robert MacfarlaneWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country's oldest and best-kept secret. Since 1086, in fact. This is the history of how England's elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more.This book has been a long time coming.
But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, it's becoming increasingly difficult for them to hide.Trespassing through tightly-guarded country estates, ecologically ravaged grouse moors and empty Mayfair mansions, writer and For centuries, England's elite have covered up how they got their hands on millions of acres of our land, by constructing walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies.