History of the domestic sheep Churra, and was no longer of international economic significance. The sheep industry in Spain was an instance of migratory flock management, with large homogenous flocks ranging over the entire country. The management model used in England was quite different but had a similar importance to economy of the country. Up until the early 20th century, owling (the smuggling of sheep or wool out of the country) was a punishable offense, and to this day the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords sits on a cushion known as the Woolsack. The high concentration and more sedentary nature of shepherding in
Members of the House of Lords Members of the House of Lords This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members are identified here by their names and titles — in formal contexts such as within the House of Lords, they may be referred to by title alone. 26 bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe