Pre 1780 Flashcards
What are the 4 Cs to remember what life was like in pre industrial britain?
Communications were poor
Cruel and violent
Countryside
Class division
What is the term that has the same meaning as the word ‘sport’?
Popular recreation
What was life like in pre industrial britain?
Communications and transport wee limited
Wide spread illiteracy
Cruel or violent existinces wee the norm
Class dividion was clear
People lived in the countryside or rural areas
Limited free time due to long working hours
What were activities like?
Very agressive Lots of injuries Male dominated Reflected a harsh society Lots of property damage
What were the 3 main sports in pre 1780?
Mob football
Real tennis
Athletics
Who played mob football and what was it like?
It was played by the lower class and was very violent. Was played in the local enviornment with natural forms as goals. E.g trees
Define ‘patron’
Member of the gentry who look after the lower class performer
What was athletics like?
Was also known as foot racing and was originated by the delivery men that used to send letters by foot to other upper class men who started racing each other.
