Pre-industrial Britain- Sport and Society

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  • Pre-industrial Britain- Sport and Society (before 1750)
    • Upper Class Sports
      • Hunting
        • Real Tennis
          • Croquet
            • Shooting
              • Hawking
                • Gender-
                  • One of the only sports upper class women could take part in
                    • Seen as the 'weaker' sex and participating in sport could decrease fertility
          • Education-
            • Croquet
              • Shooting
                • Hawking
                  • Gender-
                    • One of the only sports upper class women could take part in
                      • Seen as the 'weaker' sex and participating in sport could decrease fertility
            • Reading and writing led to rules and sophisticated sports
              • Transport-
                • Horse and carriage was available, meaning the upper class could go further afield to play
        • Time-
          • More time led to longer lasting activities
          • Money-
            • The rich aristocracy and gentry could afford horses and expensive equipment/clothing meaning that they had more opportunity for involvement
    • Lower Class Sports
      • Swimming-
        • Upper Class Sports
          • Hunting
            • Real Tennis
              • Education-
                • Reading and writing led to rules and sophisticated sports
                  • Transport-
                    • Horse and carriage was available, meaning the upper class could go further afield to play
            • Time-
              • More time led to longer lasting activities
              • Money-
                • The rich aristocracy and gentry could afford horses and expensive equipment/clothing meaning that they had more opportunity for involvement
        • Both classes swam too
          • The upper class swam upstream with access to the safest entry/exits
          • The lower class swam downstream with very unsafe entry/exits
      • Pedestrianism-
        • Walking races that the upper class would be the patrons for
          • They would patronise the participants (sponsor them)
            • They would care for the best pedestrians in return for some of their winnings
              • Captain Robert Barclay Allardice 1809
                • 1 mile every hour for 1000 hours
      • Mob Football-
        • Played between villages using a ball made from a pigs bladder
          • The aim was to get the ball into the oppositions village centre
          • An earlier version was Shrovetide football
          • Restricted only manslaughter and murder
      • Cockerel Fighting-
        • Lots of gambling involved in both classes
        • Held in a 14-foot square pit
        • Made illegal by Act of Parliament in 1849
  • Education-
    • Money-
      • Low wages meant the activities, as a result, required little or no facilities, equipment or clothing as such
        • Transport-
          • Time-
            • Long and exhausting labour hours on farmland led to activity on festival/holy days
          • At most there were horse and carts, however walking was the main means of travelling which meant activity was local

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