Tudor

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Worksheets



Bear Baiting
Jousting
Tudor Sports
Cock Fighting
Hunting
Other Sports
Indoor Games
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Jousting

• Knights jousted against each other and were
• watched by large audiences. They wore
• heavy armour to protect themselves.

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Bear-Baiting

• One of the most popular was bear
• baiting. A bear was tied by its legs to a
• post using a long chain and fierce dogs
• were sent on it. The dogs tried to tear out
• the bears throat while the bear tried to
• defend itself. The bear and dogs fought
• until the dogs were killed or the bear was
• fatally injured.

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Cock-Fighting

• Another cruel sport was cock-fighting.
• Two trained fighting cocks fought each
• other until one was killed or too injured
• to fight any longer.

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Hunting

• Hunting was another popular royal sport. It
• took place throughout the year except during
• the harsh winter months.

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Other Sports

• Other popular sports included archery,
• golf, wrestling, fencing, tennis and bowls.
• They also played fotebal which was like
• football today but played with a pigs
• bladder instead of a ball!

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Indoor Games

• Rich people played many games. They enjoyed
• playing chess, cards and dice games. They also
• enjoyed dancing.

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Sports and Indoor Games Jousting ____________
jousted against each other and were watched by
large audiences. Bear-Baiting A bear was tied
by its legs to a post using a long chain and
___________ were sent to attack it. The bear and
dogs fought until the dogs were killed or the
bear was fatally injured. Cock-Fighting _______
____ trained fighting cocks fought each other
until one was killed or too injured to fight any
longer. Hunting Hunting took place
throughout the year except during the harsh
_____________ months. Other Sports Other
popular sports included archery, golf, wrestling,
fencing, __________ and bowls. They also played
fotebal which was like football today but
played with a pigs _____________ instead of a
ball! Indoor Games Rich people played many
games. They enjoyed playing chess, cards and
____________ games. They also enjoyed dancing.
two Knights tennis dice bladder dogs winte
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Sports and Indoor Games Jousting knights
jousted watched large audiences wore heavy
armour protect themselves
Bear-Baiting Bear tied legs long
chain dogs attack bear dogs fought one
died Cock-Fighting two trained fighting
cocks fought ended one dead Hunting hunting too
k place year winter months Other Sports other
popular sports archery, golf, wrestling, fencing,
tennis and bowls played fotebal like
football pigs bladder Indoor Games rich people
played many games enjoyed chess, cards and dice
games also enjoyed dancing