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England's revelry : a history of popular sports and pastimes, 1660-1830 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffin, Emma
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, [2005]
Series:British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph.
Subjects:
Recreation > England > History > 18th century.
Sports > England > History > 18th century.
England > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Popular recreations
  • Provincial towns: streets and squares, 1660-1750
  • Provincial towns: streets and squares, 1750-1830
  • Bull-baiting: intellectual history
  • Industrial towns and townships, 1750-1840
  • Space for recreation in industrial England
  • Village greens
  • The demise of bull-baiting
  • Conclusion.