Pre-industrial britain Flashcards
what years are pre-industrial britain
1750-1850
what is sale tag
social class
availability of transport
law and order
education and literacy
time
availability of money
gender
social class
upper class
-aristocracy/gentry
-hereditary land owners
-power and wealth
lower class
-peasants
-worked manually, mainly on the land
mob football
-played between villages
-force ball into centre of ‘enemy village’
-violent
-frowned upon by ‘bourgeoise’ for lack of regulations
-fatalities
sale tag of mob football
s- lower class
a- local
l- no laws
e- no rules and couldn’t read of write
t- holy days/festivals
a- cheap
g- minimal female participation
what could women take part in
smock racing
real tennis
-complex in nature
-sophisticated rules
-formal dress
-specialist facilities and equipment
-gambling
sale tag of real tennis
s- upper class
a- horse and cart
l- complex rules
e- literate and educated
t- lots of time
a- specialist facilities
g-
cock fighting
-sport of ‘upper classes’
-lots of gambling
-cruel spectacle was made illegal by Act of Parliament in 1849
pedestrianism
competitive walking
-both classes - separate roles
-lower class ran of walked
-upper class patrons or sponsors
-opportunity to gamble
lower class receive prize money
cricket
-associated with ‘public houses’
-classes had different roles
-gentry amateurs and lower-class professionals
-UC bat and bowl
-LC fielding
role of women
very little participation
-‘weaker’ sex and couldn’t do anything dangerous or strenuous
LC- smock races
UC- archery