The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Joseph Strutt, an English engraver and antiquary, first published The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England in 1801, and this is the new edition prepared by William Hone. Drawing on medieval manuscripts, old books and records, and illustrated with engravings after ancient paintings, Strutt surveys the recreations of the English from Roman and Saxon times to his own: tournaments and jousts, archery, hunting and hawking, horse racing and other rural exercises, the pastimes of towns, minstrels, jugglers, mummers and puppet shows, May games, pageants and processions, and domestic games of chance and skill. It remains a classic source for the history of popular culture and games. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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