Pre industrial Britain

Question 1

Characteristics of Mob Football

Answer 1

-Mob football was played by lower classes and peasants
-Mob football had little to no rules (no murder) and little to no equipment
-This made mob football a very violent and cruel sport
-Upper classes enjoyed wagering money on mob football

Question 2

Characteristics of real tennis

Answer 2

-Real tennis was a complex and sophisticated sport that was played by the upper classes and aristocracy
-The equipment and facilities required were very expensive and the rules were complex and written so that lower classes could not understand how to play

Question 3

Factors affecting participation in pre-industrial Britain (Social)

Answer 3

-The lower classes played mob football, cock fighting, and bare knuckle boxing
-These sports had simple rules and were very violent
The upper classes played sophisticated sports such as real tennis and fox hunting; these sports had complex rules and were less violent
-Both classes took part in pedestrianism and cricket; however, the lower classes often did the jobs that the upper class did not want to do (e.g fielding in cricket)

Question 4

Gender

Answer 4

-Sport was male dominated
-Women took part in less physically demanding sports such as smock racing and archery
-Lower class women took part in smock racing while upper class women took part in archery

Question 5

Transport

Answer 5

-Lower classes travelled on foot, but were often footmen for horse and carriages
-Upper classes travelled on horses or in carriages
-Sport often took place in villages due to poor modes of transport

Question 6

Education and Literacy

Answer 6

-Lower classes were uneducated and therefore were only able to understand simple verbal instructions/rules
-Upper classes were educated so were able to read, write, and understand complex written rules

Question 7

Law and Order

Answer 7

-Lower class sports were violent and cruel, this was due to a lack of law and order at the time
-Rules were localised
-There was no police force to enforce laws ( later introduced in 1829 by Robert Peel)

Question 8

Time availability

Answer 8

-Lower classes worked all the time for long hours and little pay, and therefore had little time and energy for sport
-They only played took part in sport on national holidays
-However the upper classes had plenty of free time due to not having to work due to wealth

Question 9

Money

Answer 9

-Lower classes had little to no dispensable income, as they were paid very little
-Whereas upper classes owned land and buildings, so were wealthy without having to work