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The First Ever English Olimpick Games (Hardcover)

by Celia Haddon (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (15 July 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340862742
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340862742
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,104,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Quirky and funny, while also being a serious account, this entertaining little book takes a historical event, THE FIRST EVER OLIMPICK GAMES, and looks at what it reveals about life in England in the seventeenth century: the history, monarchy, religion and politics. In a delightful manner, Celia Haddon tells the story of an incongruous mix: a Cotswold field and the Olympic Games and so brings history to life in a direct, readable and enjoyable way. The founder of the games, Robert Dover, was a lawyer and 'the Great Inventor and Champion of English Olimpicks'. He had the support of James l who had himself written about suitable, manly sport, partly in answer to the Puritans who thought all games led to sin and sex. From the start Dover's games were a political, as well as a sporting, statement. The Civil War put an end to the games. They were revived by Charles ll and continued into the 19th century when a Victorian Puritan vicar put an end to them on the grounds of licentious behaviour. Today they are still held - but as a shadow of their former glory.

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Celia Haddon is a best-selling anthologist whose books have sold well over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. She is currently the Daily Telegraph's agony aunt for pets and is a famous lover and worshipper of cats, having lived with them and loved them since she was a child. She has compiled a number of anthologies in their honour. She is also compiler of the best-selling ONE HUNDRED WAYS... range and her cat titles in that range have all been best sellers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars more fun than games, 22 Nov 2004
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A great book of history recounting exciting times of 17th century merrie England in the middle of civil strife when all casualties were caused by friendly fire. In such perilous moments a prosperous Cotswold lawyer with a taste for the classics found time and money to revive Olympian customs of the ancient world.
A fine story, beautifully written and excitingly narrated by Celia Haddon.
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4.0 out of 5 stars olympick genius, 11 Sep 2004
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Bored by the very word Olympic?
You wont be by this intriguing and delightfully written bookabout the first modern Olymics, no not those held in Athens in 1896 but in the peaceful English countryside three hundred and fifty years earlier. Charming woodcuts, making it a perfect present for anyone interested in sport, or history, or the ever-delightful originality of the English spirit
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