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Popular recreationPopular recreation
Key ConceptsKey Concepts - Merry England - Merry England
- Pre-Industrial Revolution- Pre-Industrial Revolution
Cultural Determinants:Cultural Determinants:
Feudal basis of society - courtly & popularFeudal basis of society - courtly & popular Rural SocietyRural Society Agricultural Occupations - Cottage IndustryAgricultural Occupations - Cottage Industry Lack of Law & OrderLack of Law & Order Tough Life - Low Life ExpectancyTough Life - Low Life Expectancy
Look at the picture on the next slide and say Look at the picture on the next slide and say “WHAT CAME FIRST” “WHAT CAME FIRST”
Popular recreationPopular recreation
The Activities (for each identify) 1) OriginsThe Activities (for each identify) 1) Origins
2) Who plays & what role?2) Who plays & what role?
3) Where & How it takes 3) Where & How it takes placeplace
Field SportsField Sports Blood SportsBlood Sports PedestrianismPedestrianism Mob games - Refined gamesMob games - Refined games FestivalsFestivals Individual contestsIndividual contests
FIELDS SPORTSFIELDS SPORTS
BLOOD SPORTSBLOOD SPORTS
PEDESTRIANISMPEDESTRIANISM
MOB GAMESMOB GAMES
FESTIVALSFESTIVALS
INDIVIDUAL CONTESTSINDIVIDUAL CONTESTS
POPULAR SPORTS AND FESTIVALSPOPULAR SPORTS AND FESTIVALS
Ashbourne GameAshbourne Game Haxey Hood GameHaxey Hood Game Stamford Bull RunningStamford Bull Running Robert Dover’s GamesRobert Dover’s Games Hallaton Hare Pie ScrambleHallaton Hare Pie Scramble
and Bottle Gameand Bottle Game The Derby GameThe Derby Game Alnwick GameAlnwick Game Lutterworth Mob HockeyLutterworth Mob Hockey
The FESTIVALS/ GAMES (for each identify)
1) Origins 2) Who plays what role? 3) Where & How it takes place
ASHBOURNE GAME
HAXEY HOOD GAME
LUTTERWORTH MOB HOCKEY
ROBERT DOVER’S GAMES
HALLATON HARE PIE SCRAMBLE AND BOTTLE KICKING
STAMFORD BULL RUNNING
Popular recreationPopular recreation
Social analysis and mainstream valuesSocial analysis and mainstream values
An analysis of the class system and structure An analysis of the class system and structure prior to the Industrial Revolution is needed.prior to the Industrial Revolution is needed.
Britain was effectively a two class society Britain was effectively a two class society consisting of those who HAD (The Gentry) and consisting of those who HAD (The Gentry) and those who HAD NOT (The Peasantry)those who HAD NOT (The Peasantry)
Britain was also broadly Rural in nature, with Britain was also broadly Rural in nature, with the Rural calendar forming the basis of the the Rural calendar forming the basis of the Recreational calendar with Church Wakes, and Recreational calendar with Church Wakes, and Village Feasts, Fairs and Festivals being an Village Feasts, Fairs and Festivals being an essential ingredient of pre-industrial life.essential ingredient of pre-industrial life.
Social analysis and mainstream valuesSocial analysis and mainstream values Life was both hard and cheapLife was both hard and cheap
Public Hangings were amongst the most Public Hangings were amongst the most popular Social Gatheringspopular Social Gatherings
So, while the agricultural workers had neither So, while the agricultural workers had neither wealth wealth nor particularly nor particularly Good Health, Good Health, at least at least they had boththey had both Space Space andand Time Time-A feature that -A feature that was soon to changewas soon to change
From the 1750’s, there began a move to the From the 1750’s, there began a move to the towns and the influence of the technical towns and the influence of the technical revolution began to be felt.revolution began to be felt.
Sports such as the Sports such as the maypole, the harvest maypole, the harvest festivals, the church wakes festivals, the church wakes and various other and various other opportunities for a “bit of opportunities for a “bit of sport” did not transport sport” did not transport well to the grime of the well to the grime of the cities. People now had to cities. People now had to work long hours to keep a work long hours to keep a roof over their heads.roof over their heads.
Social analysis and mainstream valuesSocial analysis and mainstream values
The impact of such overwhelming change in The impact of such overwhelming change in economic and industrial terms clearly had economic and industrial terms clearly had social impact.With both social impact.With both TimeTime and and SpaceSpace now now severely curtailed, life changed dramatically severely curtailed, life changed dramatically for the working family.for the working family.
A new Urban Middle Class emerged A new Urban Middle Class emerged (Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Professionals, (Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Professionals, Managers ) and their values and attitudes Managers ) and their values and attitudes were different from those of the pre industrial were different from those of the pre industrial Peasant or Gentry FarmerPeasant or Gentry Farmer
AN OVERVIEW OF SPORT BEFORE 1800
SPHERE OF LIFESPHERE OF LIFE ACTIVITYACTIVITY
SURVIVALSURVIVAL
The need to hunt, fish The need to hunt, fish and defend personal and defend personal
territoryterritory
Weaponry & personal Weaponry & personal combatcombat
MILITARYMILITARY
War, service and the War, service and the need to be skilled in need to be skilled in
weaponsweapons
Personal weaponry Personal weaponry used for warused for war
RITUALRITUAL
Festival, worship Festival, worship ritualritual
Ritual, fertility, Ritual, fertility, physical prowess, physical prowess, sacrifice, contestsacrifice, contest
INVENTITIVEINVENTITIVE
From play challenge From play challenge and the need to and the need to “contest” and “contest” and
“invent”“invent”
Invasion, throwing, Invasion, throwing, catching, dodging and catching, dodging and
target games.target games.
RECREATION OF THE PEASANTRY BEFORE 1800
ACTIVITYACTIVITY PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION
Blood SportBlood Sport Bear , bull baiting, cock fightingBear , bull baiting, cock fighting
ContestsContests Back –swording, ingle sticks, Back –swording, ingle sticks, archeryarchery
Festival gamesFestival games Strength contests, foot racesStrength contests, foot races
CricketCricket In village games or as invited In village games or as invited players in gentry gamesplayers in gentry games
Group village gamesGroup village games Mob games football, hockey, Mob games football, hockey, hurlinghurling
Horse RacingHorse Racing Jockeys , spectators or puntersJockeys , spectators or punters
huntinghunting Beaters, serversBeaters, servers
Prize fightingPrize fighting Boxing, wrestlingBoxing, wrestling
Rebound gamesRebound games Use of church / pub wall fivesUse of church / pub wall fives
RECREATION OF THE GENTRY BEFORE 1800
ACTIVITYACTIVITY PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION
Blood SportBlood Sport Onlookers involved in wagersOnlookers involved in wagers
ContestsContests Fencing as a gentleman art and Fencing as a gentleman art and settlement of honoursettlement of honour
CricketCricket Took part with own classTook part with own class
fishingfishing On own estate or on holidays. On own estate or on holidays. Combined with swimmingCombined with swimming
Horse RacingHorse Racing Owners, patronsOwners, patrons
huntinghunting Social status linked to ownership Social status linked to ownership of landof land
Prize fightingPrize fighting patronspatrons
racquetsracquets Real tennis, special facilitiesReal tennis, special facilities
Popular recreation - key wordsPopular recreation - key words
OccasionalOccasional WakesWakes Prize FightPrize Fight Dogget, Coat & BadgeDogget, Coat & Badge LocalisedLocalised Mob GamesMob Games Holy DayHoly Day Haxey HoodHaxey Hood Games LawsGames Laws CourtlyCourtly
POPULAR RECREATION ESSENTIALSPOPULAR RECREATION ESSENTIALS
PP re re LL ocalised ocalised UU ncoded ncoded CC ruel ruel II ndustrial ndustrial
CC ourtly/Popular ourtly/Popular RR ural ural OO ccasional ccasional WW ager ager