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A History of Games - A World History Encyclopedia  The Olympic Games ... Women were not allowed to take part in the games. They were ... In the mid-15th century playing cards arrived in England. .... In the 18th century many people still watched cruel 'sports' like cockfighting and bull baiting. ... The first international match was held between England and Scotland in 1872.
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A History of Sport - A World History Encyclopedia  A brief history of sports from Ancient Times to the 21st Century. ... The Olympic Games ... At first gladiators were slaves but later some were criminals who were sentenced to be fight for a set period of time or a set number of games. ... games with clubs in the Middle Ages but golf developed in Scotland in the 15th century.
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JEOPARDY! Game - January 26, 2004  $1800 - Margaret. (30) The first associations for this non-Olympic sport were set up in Scotland in the mid-18th century. DAILY DOUBLE WAGER $1800. $1000 -...
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History of tennis - Wikipedia  The game that most people call tennis is the direct descendant of what is now known as real ... It was not until the 16th century that rackets came into use, and the game began to ... Many of the French courts were decommissioned with the terror that .... She set up the first tennis court in the United States on the grounds of the...
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Shinty - Wikipedia  Shinty (Scottish Gaelic: camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. ... The stick may also be used to block and to tackle, although a player may not come down ... These rules are governed by the Camanachd Association. ..... played in the 18th and 19th century by Scottish immigrants, the sport died out.
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Architecture of Scotland - Wikipedia  The architecture of Scotland includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the Neolithic era to the present day. The earliest surviving houses go back around 9500 years, and the first ... The private houses of aristocrats adopted some of these features and incorporated features of Medieval castles...
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Sample Jeo Notes Flashcards - Cram.com  The ceremony of Riding the Bounds in Berwick, Northumberland began as defense against raiders from this nation. Scotland. MERRIE OLDE ENGLAND.
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18 Hole Round - Scottish Golf History  The early golf courses all had different numbers of holes and were not always ... In 1764, the golfers at St Andrews decided to combine the first four short holes into ... To prevent mistakes, the outgoing hole is supplied with a white flag, and its ... courses began adopting this standard, as detailed in Oldest 18-hole Courses.
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The First Professional Golf Tournament | History Today  Oct 10, 2010 ... Skip to main content ... Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews held its inaugural competition in 1754. ... Old Tom Morris (right) tees off at Prestwick golf club, 1860. ... In the following year the competition was opened to all comers and ... England's legal system resulted from centuries of input from a wide...
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The Organisation - Olympics  The IOC was created on 23 June 1894; the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era ... The Olympic Movement encompasses organisations, athletes and other...
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IBSF | Skeleton History  The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) will try to ... countries at the end of the 19th Century were inspired by Canadian/lndian ... One year later, in 1906, the first Austrian championships were held there. In 1908 and 1910, competitions were also carried out on the Semmering Mountain near Vienna.
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On This Day: July 27, 1878 - The New York Times  In England's American colonies, whale boat races were held off the New England coast by the 1760s. ... In 1852, corporate sponsorship motivated organization of the first intercollegiate athletic event in the United States, a rowing match in which ... The Harvard-Yale competitions continued until 1870 when an accusation that...
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Highland Games Traditions  The Official Gateway to Scotland  These include the shot put, tug-o-war, caber toss and hammer throw. ... before tossing the caber into the air so that it turns end over end with the upper end ... around 22 lb for men or 16 lb for women, attached to a wooden pole or handle. ... Competitors throw a large stone of around 20 - 26lbs in weight as far as they can.
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Highland games - Wikipedia  Highland games are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries as a ... Although quite a range of events can be a part of the Highland athletics ... Caber toss: A long tapered pine pole or log is stood upright and hoisted by ... to toss it in such a way that it turns end over end with the upper (larger) end...
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Scottish Parliament | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing - eBooks ...  May 5, 2016 ... since 5 September 2012 ... The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Prlamaid na h-Alba; ... The first meeting of the new Parliament took place on 12 May 1999. ... Before the Acts of Union 1707 that merged the Kingdom of Scotland with ... an elected assembly would be set up in Edinburgh provided that the...
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The whacks of a Shillelagh - Appalachian History  Feb 20, 2015 ... Both the Scots and the Irish used them this way, especially during the historical era when neither group was legally allowed weapons for self-defense. ... to being used as a weapon to ward off wild animals, muggers, and thieves, ... Another states that the first hawthorn bush grew from the staff of St. Joseph.
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Biathlon - Wikipedia  1960 (Officially). The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ... Norwegian skiing regiments organized military skiing contests in the 18th century, divided in ... During the mid-1950s, however, the biathlon was introduced into the Soviet and Swedish winter sport circuits and was widely...
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language | - Scran  It was his time spent at Smailholm where he developed his love of the Borders. ... including well known titles such as 'The Heart of Midlothian', 'Ivanhoe' and 'Rob Roy'. ... In 1822 King George IV made the first visit to Edinburgh by any monarch ... As a baronet, awarded for the discovery of the 'Honours of Scotland' in 1818,...
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Sport in Scotland - Wikipedia  Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key ... Highland games, the largest and most widespread multi-sport festivals of the 19th .... In 1924 the SFU changed its name to become the Scottish Rugby Union. .... It is a relatively new sport, having been created in the 21st century.
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews | British sports ...  Jan 14, 2015 ... Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, byname R&A, one of the ... oldest and most-influential golf organizations, formed in 1754 by 22 noblemen and ... city, royal burgh (1160), university town, golfing mecca, and former...
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Polo History - PoloCollege.com  Then known as "hockey on horseback," it was played on a hastily-rolled Hounslow ... The first polo club in England was Monmouthshire, founded in 1872 by ... In 1876, Lt Col Thomas St.Quintin, of the 10th Hussars, introduced the game to Australia. ... All Ireland Polo Club was also founded in 1872 by Horace Rochfort of...