Pre industrial Flashcards
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Gender Order & Law Social class Transport Education Money
When is pre industrial britain?
Before 1850
What was the Feudal system?
2 tiered system following the Norman invasion
Gentry and peasants
Who are the upper class?
- also known as the aristocrats
- These were the gentry that were landowners
- Seen as “patrons” of the sport
Who are the lower class?
- Classed as peasants
- Worked manually on the land
Upper class activities?
- Archery
- Horse-riding
- Fox-hunting
- Real tennis
- Croquet
Lower class activites?
- Mob football
- Shinkicking
- Bare knuckle football
- Bear baiting
- Cheese rolling
- Dog fighting
- Cock fighting
Upper class - Education & Literacy
- Were educated and literate
- Allowed them to participate in sophisticated games
- Complex rules that were written down
Lower class - Education & Literacy
- No education and were illiterate
- Few or no rules
- Rules were spread by word of mouth - led to variations
What determined the class you were in?
The family you were born into
Social mobility was negligible
Why did the upper class have the right to leisure?
They had money so didn’t have to work so had time to choose what to do
Why didn’t peasant have the opportunity to leisure?
They didn’t have money so had to work. Therefore they didn’t have free time.
When would mob football be played?
Holy days and times of celebration
What was mob football?
A violent invasion game between 2 villages in a rural environment. Goals would be scored by reaching streams, churches or pubs. Various kings attempted to ban it due to its violent nature.
How were the rules of mob football passed on?
Word of mouth as the peasants were illiterate and couldn’t write them down
What class took part in cock fighting?
Upper class That is why it survived for so long
What is cock fighting?
Cock fights would be advertised in the newspapers, there was a pit and 2 birds (cocks) would be placed into it and would fight to the death and there would be wagering on the outcome.