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Archers at crossbow practice, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Crossbow shooting at the butts, 16th centuryMan with crossbow shooting at the butts (marks) in a school of archery, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Archery practice with the bow, 14th centuryArchery practice with the bow and rooster target, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Medieval archery scenesArchery practice with bow, 14th century (top), crossbow shooting at the butts at a school, 16th century (middle), and archers at crossbow practice, 14th century
Saxon slingers and archer, 8th centurySaxon with slingshot used for hunting, method of slinging a shot, and archer and slingers with slings with sticks in a castle tower, 8th century
Saxon bow and arrow, 10th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Saxon archers with bow, arrows and quiver, 8th centurySaxon archer with bow and arrow, brace of birds in his belt, and Saxon archer with bow, quiver, and hunting dog, 8th century
Hawking scene, 14th centuryNobles and ladies on horseback hawking with falcons, while the falconer frightens birds at the river edge, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Hawking scene, 9th centuryHawking scene: Saxon nobleman on horseback with falconer releasing birds near a river bank, 9th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Ladies hawking, 14th centuryLadies hawking with falcons and hunting dogs in the 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Ladies hunting a stag with bow and arrow, 14th centuryLadies hunting a stag with bow and arrow, mounted woman blowing a hunting horn and dog attacking stag, 14th century
Women in hunting dresses, with bow and huntingWomen in hunting dresses, with longbow, quiver of arrows, and hunting horn, 15th century, with man in red outfit and hunting horn
King of the Bean, 14th centuryThe medieval game of King of the Bean, a mock royal procession led by a zany, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Unknown medieval gameA man calls to a blindfolded man with a club to strike a cauldron, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Medieval game of diving for apples, while another boy threatens to upend the bench and dunk him in the tub. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Boarding school game from the 14th century: a boy seated on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub below
Boarding school games from the 14th century: a boy on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub; a boy on a round pole must light a taper at the end of
Cock-throwing game, 14th centuryThe winner of a cock-throwing game is carried on a pole with his rooster prize, while another boy follows with a cudgel and banner
Game of frog in the middle, 14th centuryWomen playing frog in the middle, where the seated girl is pulled and buffeted by her companions until she can catch one, 14th century
Game of hot cockles, 14th centuryWomen playing hot-cockles, where the kneeling girl must guess whose hand is upon her, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Hoodman blind, or blind mans buff, 14th century. Men taking turns to be the blind man by reversing the hood, or hitting the blind man with their knotted hoods, and women playing the game (bottom)
Medieval game of bob-cherryMedieval childrens games: boys playing bob-cherry with an apple 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Medieval game of badmintonMedieval childrens game of badminton with racquets and shuttlecock, 13th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Medieval childrens games: badminton with racquets and shuttlecock, boy with paper windmill, boy flying a butterfly on a string, and boys playing bob-cherry with an apple
Green man from medieval pageantsPageantry. A green man or monstrous wilde man holding a large firework from 1635. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Wild man from medieval pageantsPageantry. A wild man dressed in leaves, from a ballad of Robin Good Fellow. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Board games of the 14th centuryBoard games including fox and geese, dice, merelles, chess, circular chess and tables (backgammon), and the philosophers game
King David playing handbells from a 14th century manuscriptKing David playing handbells with hammers from a 14th century manuscript of his psalms, with a vignette of a comedian holding bellows and tongs as if playing a fiddle
Medieval ladies hunting with bow and arrowWomen in hunting dresses, with longbow, quiver of arrows, and hunting horns, 15th century (top). Ladies hunting stag with bow and arrow, hunting horn and dogs, 14th century (bottom)
Men unearthing a fox with dogs, horn and shovelsMen unearthing a fox with shovel, hunting dog and horn, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London
Men swine hunting with spears and horn, 9th centuryMen swine hunting in a surreal forest with spears, dogs and hunting horn, 9th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Origin of nine-pin bowling, 14th centuryMen playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at eight pins (origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Club kayles, 14th centuryMen playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at six pins (the origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Men playing kayles or skittles, 14th centuryMedieval kayles or skittles. Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (top), men playing kayles or skittles with stick and six pins (middle)
Men playing bowls with a jack, 14th centuryMedieval bowling. Three men playing bowls with a jack, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Two men playing bowls, 13th centuryMedieval bowling. Two men playing bowls with target cones or marks, 13th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Men playing bowls, 14th centuryMedieval bowling. Two men playing bowls, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Medieval bowling games: Two men playing bowls, 14th century (top), two men playing bowls with target cones or marks, 13th century (middle), and three men playing bowls with a jack
Sword fighting for prizes, 14th centuryTwo fencing students fighting a mock duel with bucklers and cudgels, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Swordfight to music, 13th centurySword fighting to music for prizes, 13th century. Performers with swords and shields in a show duel accompanied by bagpipe music
Sword fighting, 13th centurySword fighting for prizes, 13th century. Performers with swords and shields fighting in a swordplay show. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Medieval swordfight show. Performers with swords and shields fighting (top), Performers with swords and shields fighting accompanied by a bagpiper (middle)
Animal imitator, 14th centuryPerformers including an animal imitator in the 14th century: man with pipe and tabor dancing with a man in a stag costume
Medieval trained horsesTwo horses trained to strike a tabor with their hooves, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London
Dancer and trained bear, 10th centuryWoman dancing in front of a bear chained to its master but scourged to attack, 10th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Performers and trained bears, 14th centuryJuggler and trained bear, and performer with tabor drum and chained bear, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Gleemen and trained bear, 10th centuryAnglo-Saxon gleemen with sticks and pipes performing with a trained bear, 10th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Balancing act, 14th centuryGirl balancing swords while held on a board by two men, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London