3.4 Fun and games in Tudor Times

Question 1

What did rich people like to do in their free time?

Answer 1

They invited musicians and actors into their homes, they also watched plays and danced to music. They also enjoyed jousting, hunting, bowling and playing chess.

Question 2

What is jousting?

Answer 2

Jousting in a contest in which two men on horseback try to knock each other off their horses with a long pole.

Question 3

What is an early type of football that the poorer people played?

Answer 3

It’s a game where people from different villages played against each other. The players carried, kicked and threw the ball across the land between the villages