Pre industrial
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- Created on: 26-04-18 14:43
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- Pre-Industrial Britain
- Law and Order
- very little formal law and order enforced
- Peasant classes involved in violent activities: blood sports
- Mob football had few rules, reflected lack of law and order
- Availability of time
- lower-class peasants worked long hours resulting in little time for physical activity
- Agricultural work was more sessional, there was no set time for leisure
- Activities were confined to festivals
- Due to shortage of transport, activities had to be local and short-lived
- Upper class had more time therefore they can play long-lasting games
- Education and literacy
- Upper-classes were educated and literate
- Peasants were mostly uneducated
- Upper-class who could read and write could understand more sophisticated activities
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- Availability of money
- Upper-class had more time and money so had more opportunities for involvement
- Could afford clothing and equipment so could do activities like real tennis
- Activities played by upper class were exclusive as they had land, money and time
- Type and availability of transport
- Mainly horse and cart, most walked as the roads were in bad conditions
- Activities were localised, and had simple unwritten laws
- Upper class had more opportunities as they could travel by horse and cart
- Gender
- Women seen as weaker sex, so activities had less physicality
- Peasant women had few rights and had few choices of activity
- Peasant women could 'smock race' at country fairs
- Upper-class women could do activities like archery
- Law and Order
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