Pre Industrialised Britain Flashcards
How many years ago was pre industrial Britain?
242 years ago
What was life like in pre industrial Britain
1- Class Division was very clear - upper class, lower class. Based on feudal system
2- People lived in the countryside/rural areas.
3- There was limited free time as work was based on land and dictated by agricultural seasons
4- Cruel and violent existence was more lower class and upper class lived more in luxury and comfort.
5- Wide spread illiteracy - lower classes were unable to read and write compared to upper class.
6- Communications and transport were limited
Remember the 4’c
cruel
clear class divide
countryside
communications
what was sport called pre industrial Britain?
popular recreation
What is the feudal system?
Way of structuring society around a relationship between holding land and service of labour.
What are popular recreations?
Sport and past times of pre industrial Britain
When did popular recreations occur?
Didn’t happen often because people worked so hard so very occasional and therefore restricted to annual events. Events include - Religion
Transport
Upper class - wider range, can get to different sports
Lower class, couldn’t commute as far so more local sports. Would have been more natural resources
Lower class very illiterate - nothing in writing so made things more difficult, no officials and known as mob games
What were popular recreations like?
1- Aggressive sports
2- More male dominant
3- Lots of damage to property
4- Lots of injuries
What were the upper class known as compared to the lower class with pre industrial Britain?
Upper class - Gentry
Lower class - Peasants
Activities would have been different
What class was MOB football played by?
Lower class reflects the clear division
Where was MOB football played?
Localised to close towns as communications were little, newspapers had little development so was mainly word of mouth
What was MOB football played with?
Was played in fields with natural resources - pig bladder instead of leather footballs.
When was MOB football played?
Due to long working hours this meant that it was played occasional and more on holy days eg. shrove Tuesday
What was MOB football like?
It was male dominated and very violent meaning that women were not involved. Very little rules due to illiteracy rates being very very low as it was the lower class.
What was MOB football like?
It was male dominated and very violent meaning that women were not involved. Very little rules due to illiteracy rates being very very low as it was the lower class.
What were the three main sports
MOB football
Real tennis
Athletics
What were the three main sports
MOB Football
Real tennis
athletics
characteristics of haxey hood reflect pre industrial Britain
1- male dominated by younger men
2- large numbers
3- violent
4- very little rules
What was the name of tennis in pre industrial Britain
Real tennis, Royal Tennis, sport of kings
Who played real tennis?
Exclusive activity for the upper class males
How was Real Tennis played?
Played to a high moral code, so played in a civilised manor and no violence between each other, lots of sportsmanship, rules and regulations were in place.
When was Real Tennis played?
Upper Class had plenty of time so could play more regularly in expensive purpose built facilities.
What was Real Tennis like?
It was a skilful game, with difficult technical demands which enabled the upper class to show there superiority to the lower class.
Where was Real Tennis played?
Played inside and in purpose built facilities
What was athletics known as?
Foot Racing
Who took part in Athletics
Footmen which were hired servants, competed as messengers for the upper class for their speed of movement across land, good endurance.
What was Athletics like?
Compete walking/running in the 17/18th century involving feats of endurance. As it went on things known as challenge rules were brought in. Different footmen were allowed to compete and therefore, were betted on by the upper class for who could cover the most miles.
What impact would success have for the upper class and performer?
Success meant increased public status for a ‘gentlemen’ so the upper class were happy to act as patrons to the working class.
What is a patron?
Member of the gentry who looked after the lower class performer.
Example, by arranging competitions for them to participate in by putting up prize money, looking after the welfare of performer.
Characteristics of popular recreations link to pre 1780 festivals include.
1- In a rural location
2- Rules were simple/unwritten
3- Occurred annually, once a year
4- Would have been betting
5- Events were local so people from neighbouring villages joining in with festivals and competitions.
Why were popular recreations banned in the 19th centenary?
1- They were violent or unruly in nature
2- They led to injury or death in some extreme cases
3- They led to damage of property
4- They involved gambling/wagering
5- Linked to alcohol consumptions/drunken behaviours
