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Victorian Britain made sport 'sporting' respectable, rule-bound and a nationwide obsession. Ancient sports, such as archery and fencing, were revived. New sport

A selection of essays exploring the role of social institutions and political, economic and technological change in shaping the sport of middle class Victorians

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schoools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dominate the

Gerald Howard-Smith’s life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Tall, boisterous and sometimes rath

Sport, in its many forms, is an important part of British heritage and our family histories are littered with amateur and professional sporting references. As p