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Sports in the 1400s
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII was a skilled jouster, however one day when he was jousting he seriously hurt his foot and was forced to retire. He also enjoyed paying tennis.
Sports during the 1500s
Main types of sports in the 1500s
Jousting
Tennis
Football
Bear-baiting
Sports during the 1500s
In the 1500s, sports were strictly controlled by the government, for example, only people from the upper class were allowed to participate in tournaments.
Jousting
Jousting was very popular during the 1500s. the idea of the game is that two knights face one another on horseback. The knights arm themselves with long lances, then they charged directly toward the other knight in an effort to knock him from his horse.
Sports in the 1500s
By Cody Kerstin
Source
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUDsports.htm
Bear-baiting
Individual bears were chained to a post in a bear-ring. A group of dogs were then set on the bear. The dogs tried to kill the bear by biting its throat. A German visitor, The bear cannot escape from them because of the chain; he defends himself with all his force and skill, throwing down all who come within his reach.
Football continued
In 1531 a Puritan preacher, Thomas Eliot, argued that football caused "beastly fury and extreme violence". In 1572 the Bishop of Rochester demanded a new campaign to stop this "evil game". Anyone who played football was injury prone. As Philips Stubbs said once "Sometimes their necks are broken, sometimes their backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes their arms, sometimes one part is thrust out of joint, sometimes the noses gush out with blood... Football encourages envy and hatred... sometimes fighting, murder and a great loss of blood." Soon rules were established and there were football officials to police these rules.
Tennis
Football
Tennis was played was played the same as it is played today, except it was played indoors and balls were made of leather shells filled with hair.
Football was played much differently in the 1500s, than it is today. The two sets of goal posts were placed about a mile apart. There was no limit to the numbers that took part and players could kick, throw or pick up the ball in an attempt to put it between the opponent's goalposts.