Pre industrial britan(pre 1780) Flashcards
Give me three types of ‘popular recreation’
Mob football, pedestrianism and real tennis
give me the characteristics/sociocultural factors of the pre industrial society
2 tier divided society, limited free time(long working hours, illiteracy/uneducated, limited communications/transport, countrysides/rural areas, harsh society,
give me ‘popular recreation’ characteristics to reflect limited free time/long working hours
Games would only be played on special occasions/annual events, locally eg. Good Friday
popular recreation characteristics to reflect Illiteracy/uneducated
Rules were basic, easy and specific to each area
popular recreation characteristics reflecting Harsh Society
Games were male dominated and aggressive, property was often damaged and injuries and violence would occur
Popular recreation characteristics reflecting a two tier society
Mob games for the lower classes, real tennis for the upper classes, different roles within pedestrianism (free time and disposable income)
what is mob football? What are the characteristics?
Played on shrove tuesday and ash wednesday(limited free time), played within 3miles, With pigs bladder(local, cheap), male dominated and highly violent, one rule no murder, unlimited number of players
What is real tennis? what are the characteristics?
pre-industrial version of tennis, royal exclusive upper class activity, male dominated, complex rules, lacked violence, played on a regular basis, expensive purpose built facilities, non local in nature(upper classes ability to travel freely)
Why did the authorities want to ban mob football?
violent and unruly in nature, injuries/damage to property, involved gambling(2 teams chosen from birth), alcohol consumption/drunken behaviour
What is pedestrianism/foot racing, what are some characteristics?
form of competitive running/walking, upper class were patrons to the lower class, upper class would bet, success meant increased social class,
were early athletic competitions a social event?
Early athletics took the form of ‘festival occasion’ with individuals organising rural community festivals containing athletic events. e.g ‘Much wenlock olympic games’
what were the wenlock olympian games and the aims?
first version of olympic games, traditional sports and cricket football cycling (pennyfarthing), aims: promote moral physical intellectual improvements to lower classes. form olympian class, wenlock olympian class targeted ppl in the town
