Phase One:EXPANSION, 1790-1828

Society• An age of contrasts– High fashion, as evidenced by the Prince Regent– Brutality of execution and blood sports, such as ratting– http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ngPXdBxuwdc follow this

link for an idea of the contrasts between the extremes of society.

• An age of revolution– The American revolution (1775-1783)– The French Revolution (1789-1799)

• Military Law– Before the police, the army controlled the population.

Schools• Reflect society – Very

little control – Chaos. • Boys organised own

recreational activities– Relieve boredom

• Masters not interested in activities– Strict discipline in

classroom.• Boys do whatever

activities they want– Poaching, fighting,

mob games etc

The games in Phase 1

were organised by the boys and ranged from :

The violence of mob footballTo the relative sedateness of cricket

From illegal poachingto organised hare and hounds

from casual boatingto rackets in the Quad.

Hare and houndsAn adaptation of fox hunting, where one boy runs away from a chasing pack, leaving a trail f paper as a ‘scent’ for them to follow.

Expansion

• Severe discipline from the Masters, lead to resentment from the boys, and a lot of hooligan behaviour.

• Lots of boys coming from all over the country. They all had different customs and traditions. This created a melting pot of games and ideas

• Each school developed its own versions of similar games – Eton Wall game and Charterhouse Cloisters, were birthplaces of mob style football games.

• Follow these links for more information on these. • http://www.isfa.org.uk/about/news.p

hp?go=fullnews&id=36• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_w

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Institutionalised Popular Recreation• The popular recreation activities of the previous ages

are now being institutionalised into schools. • Activities range from childish hoops and quoits to

barbaric mob football and bare knuckle boxing. • Cricket already had rules, and was adopted by most

schools.

Summary of Stage 1