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book of sports
book of sports. Sunday, the one non-working day in the week, was traditionally a time for recreation, but puritan clergy and local officials, equating it with the sabbath, kept it ‘holy’ by banning customary pastimes. This threatened to alienate public sentiment from the established church and to endanger social stability by dividing communities. In 1618, therefore, James I issued a declaration asserting the right of all persons to engage in ‘lawful recreation’ on Sundays after divine service. Charles I reissued this ‘book of sports’ in 1633, thereby further widening the gap between royal government and the ‘godly’.
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JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-bookofsports.html JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-bookofsports.html |
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book of sports
book of sports Sunday, the one non‐working day in the week, was traditionally a time for recreation, but puritan clergy, equating it with the sabbath, kept it ‘holy’ by banning customary pastimes. This threatened to alienate public sentiment from the established church. In 1618, therefore, James I issued a declaration asserting the right of all persons to engage in ‘lawful recreation’ on Sundays after divine service. Charles I reissued this ‘book of sports’ in 1633.
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JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-bookofsports.html JOHN CANNON. "book of sports." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-bookofsports.html |
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Sports, Book of
Sports, Book of. A declaration defining the recreations permissible on Sunday, first issued in 1617 by James I for the use of magistrates in Lancashire, and extended in 1618 to the whole country. It was reissued by Charles I in 1633. It permitted archery and dancing and was designed to counter-act Sabbatarianism.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Sports, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Sports, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SportsBookof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Sports, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SportsBookof.html |
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Book of Sports
Book of Sports. See SPORTS, BOOK OF.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Book of Sports." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Book of Sports." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BookofSports.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Book of Sports." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BookofSports.html |
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