The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt is one of the oldest and largest of the fox hunting groups in England. It was founded by the Duke of Beaufort in 1682 and continued under the auspices of this family until the Parliament made the sport illegal in 2005. A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The title of Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The hunt took place over some 760 square miles in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It was centered on the estate of the dukes at Badminton. Hunting occurred on about 125 days per year, usually 4 days a week. Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Spain and France (in Italy, principe... Badminton House is a large country house in Gloucestershire, England, and has been the principal seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century. ...