Games & Sports
Explore Londoners’ playful and competitive sides in these objects, stories and blogs relating to games and sports in the city.
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Games & Sports
London 1948 Olympics: The ‘Austerity Games’
Held in the struggling post-war years, these frugal Games were celebrated as a harmonious success
Games & Sports
Games & Sports
The lost, lawless tradition of Shrovetide football
Forget pancakes – for hundreds of years, Shrove Tuesday was marked by a chaotic ball game
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Post-Medieval
Post-Medieval
Inverted baluster stem and foot (drinking vessel & goblet; inverted baluster stem)
1591-1620; late 16th century; early 17th century
