Episode 107: Football in Tudor England (A World Cup Special Edition_

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Heather Teysko

History

4.6 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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[WORLD CUP SPOLI] In honor of England making it through their first knockout round, here's an episode on Tudor football. One of the deadliest sports in Tudor England, second only to archery, football was not really a sport we would recognize today. But people have been passionate about it since the first recorded match in England in 1170! Here we look at football in the Tudor period (Henry VIII had specially made football boots!). If you like this show, please remember to leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge difference to the success of the podcast. Thanks!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	England, Engerlund! It's coming home! It's coming out! It's coming home! It's coming! Football's coming home! It's coming home! It's coming! Football's coming home!
0:16.8	Sometimes their necks are broken. Sometimes their back, sometimes their legs, sometimes their arms.
0:22.4	Sometimes one part is thrust out of joint.
0:25.7	Sometimes the noses gush out with blood.
0:29.4	That's Philip Stubbs writing in his anatomy of abuses in 1583 about the game of football.
0:37.7	Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast, part of the Agora Podcast Network. I'm your
0:55.9	host, Heather Tesco, and I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible because I believe
1:00.3	it's a pathway to understanding who we are, our place in the universe, and being more deeply
1:05.3	in touch with our own humanity. This is episode 107, and we're talking about football, because England just made it
1:14.5	through the first knockout match in the World Cup, and I think we owe it to the team to talk about
1:18.8	the history of their sport in their country, don't you? But first, I need to thank my patrons
1:24.1	who helped to keep this show independent. I have such awesome patrons, and I love you guys. Thank you to Elizabeth, Kathy, Cynthia, Yergan. That's my dad. Also, Janine,
1:33.5	Sarah, Megan, Lady Anne, Jessica, Olivia Al-Ashley Kendra, Cynthia, Judith, Melissa, Catherine, Katie,
1:41.1	Berta, Renee, Mara, Emily, Salane, Laura, Ian, Barbara Schar, Kiva, Amy, Allison, Joanne, Kathy, Christine, Annetta, Candice, John, Susan, Andrea, Catherine, Rebecca from Tudor's Dynasty, Shandor, and Philip.
1:58.6	Thank you, you guys. If you want to be part of this group of very important
2:03.6	special people in my life and get a virtual hug from me, please go to patreon.com slash Englandcast,
2:10.3	where you can sign up for just a dollar an episode. One final thing, if you like treats,
2:16.2	and I mean, like really, who doesn't?
2:18.1	I invite you to check out the Treasures from Best subscription box that I launched back in February-ish.
2:24.8	It's a monthly box filled with Tudor treats, books, jewelry, special handmade spa items, all inspired by Tudor history.
2:33.1	It's $39.99 a month, including free shipping in the
2:35.9	continental U.S. Check out Treasures from Best.com for more information to see sample boxes and to order.
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