The Great Horse; or, The War Horse / from the time of the Roman Invasion till its development into the Shire Horse.

CONTENTS.

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Introduction	1
The Chariot Horse of the Ancient Britons	5
The Great Horse in the First Century	7
From the Seventh Century to the Conquest	11
From the Conquest to the Reign of King John	13
The Great Horse in the Thirteenth Century	16
From the Time of Edward III. to Edward IV.	18
The Laws of Henry VII.	20
The Laws of Henry VIII.	23
Queen Elizabeth’s Time	27
James I.	36
Charles I.	39
From the Commonwealth to William III.’s Time	42
Queen Anne’s Reign	48
The Shire Horse in the Nineteenth Century	58
How to Preserve its Character	61
The Foreign Market	62
The Shire Horse Society	65

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