Mary Evans A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c.1314. 10219013

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Picture No	10219013
Date	1905
Description	A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c.1314.
Details	Illustration of a game of football being played in the streets of London during the 14th century. Football of this time, played without rules in narrow medieval streets, was both fantastically popular and equally violent. In 1314 a group of London merchants petitioned King Edward II to ask him to ban the playing of football, due to the impact it was having on their business. The King was happy to ban the game, feeling that 'many evils might arise...' from the playing of football.
Source	. 1905. dps pages 400 and 401. By A. Forestier.
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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