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Item Details
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THE FIRST EVER ENGLISH OLIMPICK GAMES
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| By: |
Celia Haddon |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0340862831 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780340862834 |
| Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
15 August, 2005 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
This beautifully presented paperback reveals the astonishing fact that the first English Olimpick Games took place in the reign of James I on a Cotsworld hillside! |
| Synopsis: |
Quirky and funny, while also being a serious account, this entertaining little paperback takes a historical event, THE FIRST EVER OLIMPICK GAMES, and looks at what it reveals about life in England in the seventeenth century: the history, monarchy, religion and politics. In a delightful manner, Celia Haddon tells the story of an incongruous mix: a Cotswold field and the Olympic Games and so brings history to life in a direct, readable and enjoyable way.The founder of the games, Robert Dover, was a lawyer and 'the Great Inventor and Champion of English Olimpicks'. He had the support of James l who had himself written about suitable, manly sport, partly in answer to the Puritans who thought all games led to sin and sex. From the start Dover's games were a political, as well as a sporting, statement.The Civil War put an end to the games. They were revived by Charles ll and continued into the 19th century when a Victorian Puritan vicar put an end to them on the grounds of licentious behaviour. Today they are still held - but as a shadow of their former glory. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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