The Manchester Metropolitan University International Public Lecture On the Field with the Coyness of Debutantes’: Uncovering the Hidden History of Female Footballers
Presented by: Robert Hess Academic interest in the history of women’s football is burgeoning. This...
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The Organisation and Development of Football at Haileybury School: Rules, Teams and Fixtures
Presented by: Steve Greenfield This paper draws upon work being carried in the Haileybury School...
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Pillars for goalposts: socio‐political movements wrestling sports in twentieth century Belgium
Presented by Stijin Knuts Two distinct developments determined twentieth–‐century Belgium....
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A Short History of the Barclay Match: 1809‐1909
Presented by: Derek Martin At Newmarket in 1809 Captain Barclay walked one mile each hour for...
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The Circus during WW1
Presented by Hans Henrik Appel Philip Astley’s Circus, founded in 1768, is always viewed...
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Whose Freddie? The Struggle for Frederick Holman
Presented by Geoff Swallow MMU SpLeisH Spanning the period 1884-1912, Frederick Holman’s swimming...
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Sports and Politics in South-Eastern Europe, 1863-1918
Presented by Dejan Zec The second half of the nineteenth century was the time when the region of...
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Belgian Pride, Flemish Lion, Local Hero: Cyriel van Hauwaert and Identity Construction in Cycling
Presented by Stijn Knuts In 1907, Cyriel van Hauwaert wins the prestigious Bordeaux-Paris bicycle...
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Sports Gambling in Time of War: A British ‘entertainment for critical times’ or ‘a national evil’
Presented by: Mike Huggins The catastrophe of World War 2 might have been expected to have a...
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The Changing Perception of the English Lake District from Shrine to Nature to National Playground: The Role of the Co-operative Holidays Association
https://youtu.be/zfb5ywm5Mag Presented by: Doug Hope The Co-operative Holidays Association (CHA),...
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A Retrospective Assessment of Coaching Style and Quality: An Exploratory Study of Alec Nelson
Presented by: Ian Stone Using a variety of contemporary sources, including letters and...
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Competition, physicality and Dutch decency. Sport ambiguities in the Netherlands
https://youtu.be/BILviQXL62A Presented by: Marjet Derks Contemporary Dutch politicians have...
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