Sport In Pre-Industrial Britain

Question 1

When was pre industrial Britain?

Answer 1

<1800 AD

Question 2

Sports for lower classes?

Answer 2

Mob football
Shin kicking
Cheese rolling

Question 3

Sports for higher class?

Answer 3

Real tennis

Question 4

What are the 7 sociocultural factors?

Answer 4

Social class
Gender
Transport
Law and order
Availability of time
Money
Education

Question 5

What was social class like?

Answer 5

Agrarian society - 2 class system - upper and lower

Opposite experiences

Question 6

What was gender like?

Answer 6

Masculine pursuits = mob football, shin kicking

Women participated - smock racing, cricket

Question 7

What was transport like?

Answer 7

Very limited
Localised
Unique

Question 8

What was law and order like?

Answer 8

No police

Some sports banned local control -> leads to blood sports

Question 9

What was money like?

Answer 9

Cheap sports

Exclusivity of some e.g real tennis

Question 10

What was time like?

Answer 10

Agriculture calendar

Holy days - shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday for football

Question 11

What was education like?

Answer 11

Illiterate - simple unwritten rules

Wealthy boys - Eaton, harrow, rugby

Question 12

Coopers Hill

Answer 12

Cheese rolling in Gloucestershire

Question 13

Pedestrianism

Answer 13

Waking race

Competitors would be lower class

Patrions/ sponsors would be upper