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Horse RacingHorse Racing

► Charles II was an avid supporter Charles II was an avid supporter and helped to make horse racing and helped to make horse racing popular amongst the nobles.popular amongst the nobles.

► Provides two forms of Provides two forms of entertainment, betting on races entertainment, betting on races and raising a thoroughbred to and raising a thoroughbred to victoryvictory

► Horse racing is and was the bed Horse racing is and was the bed rock in Britain's gambling sector, rock in Britain's gambling sector, was mostly for the nobleswas mostly for the nobles

► With wealth comes free time, With wealth comes free time, Nobles looked for entertaining ways Nobles looked for entertaining ways to spend timeto spend time

BoxingBoxing► Boxing like horse racing has no Boxing like horse racing has no

definitive point of origin, it comes from definitive point of origin, it comes from competitive hand to hand combatcompetitive hand to hand combat

► The first recorded boxing match was in The first recorded boxing match was in England in the 18England in the 18thth century. century.

► The rules evolved from bare knuckle The rules evolved from bare knuckle fighting with no referee and included fighting with no referee and included resellingreselling

► Boxing was an underground sport for Boxing was an underground sport for the lower class, involved gamboling.the lower class, involved gamboling.

TennisTennis► The sports birth is a long line of The sports birth is a long line of

evolutionevolution

► Henry VII and Henry VIII were both Henry VII and Henry VIII were both enthusiastic admirers of the sport and enthusiastic admirers of the sport and encouraged the spread of the game in encouraged the spread of the game in BritainBritain

► In the 16-17In the 16-17thth century the game was century the game was played inside using walls to bounce the played inside using walls to bounce the ball off of.ball off of.

► The sport lost popularity in the 1700’s The sport lost popularity in the 1700’s but in the 1850’s different rubber balls but in the 1850’s different rubber balls were experimented with, this made the were experimented with, this made the game more excitinggame more exciting

► The game was then transferred to The game was then transferred to outdoor courts, a new set of rules outdoor courts, a new set of rules followedfollowed

BilliardsBilliards► Originally played outside, similar to CroquetOriginally played outside, similar to Croquet

► Once brought inside the table was made Once brought inside the table was made green to simulate the grass it was once green to simulate the grass it was once played onplayed on

► It was played with mallets until the cue stick It was played with mallets until the cue stick was invented in the late 1600’swas invented in the late 1600’s

► Tables were expensive and only the rich Tables were expensive and only the rich could afford them, however there were could afford them, however there were communal tables in townscommunal tables in towns

► With industrialization came rubber for the With industrialization came rubber for the banks, chalk for the cues and slate for the banks, chalk for the cues and slate for the tables. By 1850 the table was at its current tables. By 1850 the table was at its current state now.state now.

CricketCricket► Started as a pass time in south east Started as a pass time in south east

England for sheep farmers because of England for sheep farmers because of the short pasture grassthe short pasture grass

► First recorded game took place in 1646, First recorded game took place in 1646, the game became extremely popular in the game became extremely popular in the 1700’sthe 1700’s

► The games rules were not established The games rules were not established until 1744, there were many variations until 1744, there were many variations to the rulesto the rules

► In the 1760’s a new rule allowing In the 1760’s a new rule allowing pitchers to through it instead of rolling pitchers to through it instead of rolling the ballthe ball

► The sport was spread to Britain's The sport was spread to Britain's colonies like India and Australia were it colonies like India and Australia were it remains popularremains popular

FootballFootball► Soccer is a basic game that has been Soccer is a basic game that has been

played for thousands of years in various played for thousands of years in various formsforms

► Different cultures had variations on the Different cultures had variations on the game, it was played as early as 50 B.C. game, it was played as early as 50 B.C. ChinaChina

► Many English rulers like King Henry IV, Many English rulers like King Henry IV, Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth vocalized Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth vocalized their distaste in the sport and even their distaste in the sport and even banned it at timesbanned it at times

► The sport gained English sanction in The sport gained English sanction in 1681, the first know rules were written in 1681, the first know rules were written in 18151815

► It quickly became not only Britain's It quickly became not only Britain's favorite sport but billions of peoples favorite sport but billions of peoples around the worldaround the world

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Most Historian did not bother to record Most Historian did not bother to record sports and there origins because they sports and there origins because they

were seen as insignificant. So most were seen as insignificant. So most knowledge about sports is a blur in knowledge about sports is a blur in

time with no definitive start and little time with no definitive start and little information on ancient sports.information on ancient sports.