Boarding school games from the 14th century

Boarding school games from the 14th century: a boy on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub; a boy on a round pole must light a taper at the end of the pole without losing his balance and falling into the tub; boys with their hands round their knees must dip their head into a tub without falling in. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876

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