EditorialNobles and ladies on horseback hawking with falcons, while the falconer frightens birds at the river edge, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialMummers in odd animal masks and colourful robes, 14th century, dancing to music played by a man on a lute with animal neck. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1...
EditorialA battle with maces, another favourite and bloody sport of medieval knights. Fascinated, the ladies watch from a covered, two-storied waggon. Mural from the armoury, Runkelstein castle, from the series of murals showing courtlife, sports and pastimes a...
EditorialPlayers at a game of pickleball, which has become of the dominant pastimes in The Villages, Fla., Feb. 19, 2022. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
EditorialBoarding school game from the 14th century: boys on a bench with their hands round their knees must dip their heads into a tub without falling in. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatt...
EditorialMen and boys wrestling on other men's shoulders in the game of Hippas, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialArchers at crossbow practice, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialNobles and ladies on horseback hawking with falcons, while the falconer frightens birds at the river edge, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialPreparation for a tournament, 13th century. The king at arms holds the knights' banners, the knights salute each other, while bagpiper, horn players and drummers with blazons. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of...
EditorialMen wrestling with their coats on the ground, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialWoman dancing in front of a bear chained to its master but scourged to attack, 10th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialMedieval game of diving for apples, while another boy threatens to upend the bench and dunk him in the tub. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialMedieval children's games: boys playing bob-cherry with an apple 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialArchery practice with the bow and rooster target, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialMan and woman playing handball, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialSaxon archer with bow and arrow, brace of birds in his belt, and Saxon archer with bow, quiver, and hunting dog, 8th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London,...
EditorialMan with crossbow shooting at the butts (marks) in a school of archery, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.
EditorialTilting games, 14th century. Men wrestling for possession of a pole and the winner with pole (top) tilting rings and jousting toys (middle), and mounted man tilting at a ring (bottom). Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pa...
EditorialTilting game, 14th century. Two men wrestling for possession of a pole, and the winner with pole. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.