Popular Recreation Characteristics

Pluci Crow

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P

Popular Recreation

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L

Local- Limited transport and communications

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U

Uncodified- rules unwritten due to majority of people illiterate/ no NGB's

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C

Cruel and Violent- Games reflected harness of 18th century

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I

Irregular- Little free time to do things

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C

Courtly and Peasants- 2 class society based on feudal system

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R

Rural- before industrial revolution so britian was agricultural

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O

Occupational- work activities often became basis of recreational activities

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W

Wagering- opprtunity to make money/ opportunity to go from rags to riches for the poor/ opportunity to show off for rich

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