Red deer red deer was the most prestigious quarry, especially the mature stag, which in England was called a hart. Red deer are held in captivity for a variety of reasons. The meat of the deer, called venison, was until recently restricted in the United Kingdom to those with connections to the aristocratic or poaching communities, and a licence was needed to sell it legally, but it is now widely available in supermarkets, especially in the autumn. The Queen still follows the custom of offering large pieces of venison to members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and others. Some estates
Alice (given name) Alice (given name) Alice is a feminine given name used primarily in English and French. It is a feminized form of the Old French female name "Alis" (older "Alais"), short form of "Adelais", which is derivation from the Germanic name "Adalhaidis" (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words , meaning "noble" and , meaning "heath(land), heather" or , meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German "Adel" "nobility", "edel" "noble", nominalizing suffix "-heit" "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". "Alaïs" is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs. Alice was the most popular