War of the Roses - 1455

Cuckfield Common was a shared grazing ground for the towns and villages around it, providing essential pasture for livestock such as cattle and sheep. These commons were vital to local economies, symbolizing community rights and autonomy, while also being potential flashpoints for conflict, especially amidst the tensions of the War of the Roses where control over resources was fiercely contested.

Vast open fields dotted with grazing cattle and sheep, bordered by hedgerows and wildflowers under a partly cloudy sky, with a distant view of small villages and the silhouette of a gathering crowd near a worn signpost.