Author: Margaret Roberts

On This Week – 6th March 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Mar 6, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

6th – Ernest Michaux of France won the first international cycle race at Crystal Palace in 1869....

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Sporting Archives in Manchester by Margaret Roberts & Gaz Shaw

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Mar 2, 2017 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH] | 0

Recently I spent some time identifying, and then collating into a database, the huge variety of...

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On This Week – 27th February 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Feb 27, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

27th – Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese Sumo wrestler was born on this day in 1895. He reached...

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On This Week – 20th February 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Feb 20, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

20th – On this day in 1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City. In 1877...

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On This Week – 13th February 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Feb 13, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

13th – Born today in 1867 Harold Mahony, Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for...

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