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In the King's Bench
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Bowled Over
Bowls is one of Britain's oldest sports, first recorded in the 13th century and played on thousands of greens spread across the nation, several of them hundreds of years old. In Bowled Over, bowls historian Hugh Hornby traces the history of the game and its central place in British culture - from Sir Francis Drake and Charles I to the pristine suburban clubs of 21st century Britain and the indoor greens of modern holiday camps. He explains how different codes of bowling have emerged since Elizabethan times in different parts of the country; for example crown green bowls in Lancashire and Yorkshire, with its undulating greens, professional competitions and gambling culture, and flat green or rink bowls in southern England and Scotland, with its measured formality and amateur ethos. Profusely illustrated with specially commissioned mapping, Bowled Over is the first study of this kind ever undertaken and in the spirit of the Played in Britain series overall brings to life a popular, yet little understood national pastime.
In the King's Bench
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Uppies and Downies
Association football, aka 'soccer', is the world's most popular sport. As is known, its rules were drawn up in England between the 1840s and 1860s, largely at the behest of ex public school and university players. Rugby, another version of football honed between the 1820s and 1870s, split from the Association clubs in the 1870s, and subsequently split itself into Rugby Union and Rugby League in the 1890s. Meanwhile, different versions of football developed in the US and Australia. Ireland has its own version, called Gaelic Football. Amid all these developments, and in stark contrast to the riches and glamour of the modern Premiership and the World Cup, around 25 traditional football games co...
Eyewitness Football
The perfect guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game" - from World Cup winners to football skills and techniques. With billions of people watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup and around 265 million players worldwide, football really is the world's best-loved sport. Get in the know and learn about all things football with Eyewitness Football, packed with fascinating facts and amazing images - helping football come alive for fanatics everywhere. Action-packed pictures help you to relive those moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous football history. Results from recent tournaments, inclu...
Football
Help your child learn about football with the new edition of this fact-packed guide and dedicated website From why gloves make a goalkeepers job easier, to why heading a ball in the 1870s could be deadly; they'll become a footie afficianado with this premier guide to the world's favourite sport, it's history, tactics, teams, superstars and supporters. They�ll discover more about football by downloading 100s of sporty images. Great for projects or just for fun, ensure your child learns everything they need to know about football. With dedicated website www.ew.dk.com.
All the People
Thirteen years after the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, the mill owner that led the murderous Yeomanry, Hugh Hornby Birley, the most hated man in Manchester, still casts a dark shadow over the impoverished area. His workers include the nine-year-old Mary Burns, whose family relies on her wages to survive. She will mature into a radical Chartist, fighting to change her world. James Hull is sent into the midst of the deprivation as a missionary but, faced with such misery, he abandons his spiritual mission to save lives. His wife, Elizabeth, is devastated by the portentous death of their eighteen-year-old daughter, consumed by such guilt that it threatens to overcome her. When the Chartists strike across the north-west in 1842 the harsh memories of Peterloo are rekindled. James and Mary support the strikers, confronting Birley, who is determined to resist the cries of working people. Each faces their own tragedy along with all the people, searching for the means and the will to survive.
