When did fox-hunting begin in England? [originaltext] Last week the British

Last week the British Parliament decided to end almost 700 years of fox-hunting in England and Wales.  Early next year it will be illegal to hunt foxes with dogs. Pro-hunt supporters immediately promised to protest against the decision and on the same day 1,000 people demonstrated outside Windsor Castle where the Queen was meeting the French president, Jacques Chirac, and Tony Blair.