The Amusements of Old London: Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century

William Biggs Boulton

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139094382

The Amusements of Old London

Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century

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Volume 2
William Biggs Boulton

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: November 2012
Print publication year:: 2011
First published in:: 1901
Online ISBN:: 9781139094382
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139094382

Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
Subjects:: Social and Population History, British History after 1450, History, Anthropology: General Interest

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Little is known about the life of William B. Boulton, who was active as an author in the 1900s. This illustrated two-volume set, published first in 1901 is perhaps the most famous of his works, though he also wrote biographies of Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. The work examines how popular entertainment in London changed dramatically between the restoration of Charles II and the accession of Queen Victoria. From cock-fights and bear-baiting, tastes turned to less bloodthirsty pursuits, and led to the rise of many leisure activities that are still popular today. Volume 2 looks at the growth in popularity of outdoor pursuits in parks and gardens, fairs, the growth of clubs and coffee-houses, and the refinement of boxing from a crude, bare-knuckle contest into something resembling its modern form.

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The Amusements of Old London

Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-x

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
pp xi-xii

CHAPTER VII - LONDON AL FRESCO: VAUXHALL
pp 1-41

CHAPTER VIII - THE FAIRS
pp 42-70

CHAPTER IX - THE PRIZE RING
pp 71-121

CHAPTER X - THE PARKS
pp 122-161

CHAPTER XI - THE CLUBS AND COFFEE-HOUSES
pp 162-221

CHAPTER XII - OF SUNDRY DIVERSIONS
pp 222-254

INDEX
pp 255-263

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