Bapfm: England's Revelry Ctb

by Emma Griffin

This study looks at the relationship between popular recreations and the spaces in which they took place, and in doing so it provides a history of how England enjoyed itself during the long eighteenth century. Recreations of the period included: parish wakes and feasts; civic fairs and celebrations; football, cricket and other athletic sports; bull- and bear-baiting; and the annual celebrations of Shrove Tuesday and Guy Fawkes. Through a detailed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197263216
• ISBN13: 9780197263211
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"