Презентация на тему " Спорт в Британии"

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  HISTORY
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  FOOTBALL
  

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  You must be aware of:
  What people did for leisure in early 19th C.
  What early football was like.
  

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  Cockfighting
  
  Cockfighting was popular with gamblers because it was difficult to ‘fix’ the fights by doping.
  It was banned in England in 1835
  

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  Bear-baiting
  Bear-baiting with dogs was banned in 1835.
  

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  Bull-baiting
  Bull-baiting was also banned in the 1835 Cruelty to Animals Act.
  

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  Horse Racing
  A day at the races was a great entertainment. Most people went to the sideshows such as fighting rings, markets and of course races.
  

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  Public Executions
  Every Monday up to 10,000 people watched executions in London.
  

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  Cricket
  Cricket was already a nationwide game by 1815. It was often rough and violent!
  
  

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  Theatre and the Opera
  Were popular among the middle and upper classes.
  Cheap performances were set up, but the working class preferred music-halls with rude songs and lots of drink!
  
  

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  The biggest entertainment was…
  ALCOHOL
  The 1700s had seen huge drink problems, mainly because of cheap and available gin.
  

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  Early football
  “a devilish pastime – more a bloody murdering practice than a sport”
  

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  Medieval football
  Football of course dates back to the Middle Ages. It was a violent ‘game’ played between rival villages on Shrove Tuesdays. It was frowned upon by the authorities. They wanted people to be ready for wars.
  

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  Football – the Public Schools
  Football was played in Public Schools. Each school had its own rules.
  This is ‘prince’ Harry playing Eton football.
  

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  Modern Football
  Football was taken to the masses by ex-public school boys, as they went off to own and manage factories and mines. But working men could not play as they couldn’t afford to miss work.