Author:
Dougall, Alistair.
Imprint:Exeter, UK : University of Exeter Press, c2011.
Descriptionxviii, 230 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:'Vain, stupid, profane games' : Medieval attitudes to the playing of sports on the Sabbath and other holy days -- The impact of the break with Rome -- The reign of Elizabeth I and the battle over the Lord's Day -- James I's 'dancing book' and the politicization of 'Saint Sabbath' -- The Book of Sports and the reign of Charles I : from a 'pious Statute' to 'bloody civil war' -- Enforcement and reaction : choosing between the 'Commandments of God and Man'.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.
