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Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited
Barbara Cartland: queen of the romantic novel with a passion for pink and traditional values, or a...
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Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country:
The History of Gruppo Sportivo Giovinezza [Milan, 1933-37]
Some Playing Pasts readers may wonder what happened to the calciatrici of Gruppo Femminile...
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The Cricketing CopÂ
Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Cuba, and north of the British Virgin...
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The Theatres That Transformed Llandudno
The development of Llandudno was planned in 1849 on land owned by the Hon. E.M.I Mostyn.1 By 1860...
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What was the Reaction to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in the 10 Years that Followed?
On the 15th April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans went to watch the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham...
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‘A village falling into decay’ – How Dunoon Became a Popular Holiday Resort for the People of Glasgow.Â
Introduction Dunoon, is now the largest town on the Cowal Peninsular, however, in 1822, Hugh...
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A Discussion of the Reactions to the Youth Music Sub-Cultures of Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s.
When we were given the chance to research any area of leisure history, I decided to choose this...
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Dancing in 19th and 20th Century Britain
For my recent university project, I had to produce an A3 poster about a specific leisure trend in...
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When Ondina Knocked Over Two Hurdles:
The Italian Fiasco at the 1934 Women’s World Games in London
A 1934 video by British Pathè entitled WOMEN’S WORLD GAMES – Competitors of 19 Nations...
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‘A Railway fare and a drink’:
A story of Edwardian Amateur Football in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
The Victoria Ground, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, is located just north of the town centre and is...
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Playing Football with the Chorus Girls:
Vaudeville Women’s Football in Naples [1931]
The author would like to express his special thanks to Professor John Haldane, Anne Martin and...
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The Clerk, the Engineer, and the Doctor:
Crewe, Sport, and the London and North Western Railway Company
With the digitalisation of archival materials, especially materials relating to genealogy such...
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