In 1851, a gang of forty or so poachers assembled in Rufford Park as a mass action against what was perceived to be the unfair monopolising of game-hunting rights by wealthy landowners. The poachers were attacked by ten gamekeepers and, in the ensuing battle, one of the gamekeepers was badly injured and later died of a fractured skull.
In 1851, a group of forty or so poachers gathered in Rufford Park as a collective action against what was perceived as the unfair monopolization of hunting rights by wealthy landowners. The poachers were attacked by ten gamekeepers, and during the ensuing conflict, one of the gamekeepers sustained severe injuries that later resulted in his death from a fractured skull.