The British olympics : Britain's olympic heritage 1612-2012 / Martin Polley ; editor Simon Inglis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polley, Martin, 1965- author.

Contributor:

Inglis, Simon, editor.

Series:

Played in Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Great Britain--History.

Sports.

Olympics--Participation, British.

Olympics.

Olympics--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : English Heritage, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

History records that the Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece nearly three thousand years ago, died out around 393 AD, and were triumphantly reborn in 1896, in the Greek capital of Athens. Rather less well known is how, during the intervening centuries, an assortment of British writers, romantics, sportsmen and visionaries helped nurture that revival. Indeed, as sports historian Dr Martin Polley argues in this, the 12th book in the acclaimed Played in Britain series, our nation's fascination with all things Olympian has played a pivotal role in shaping the Games as we know them toda

Contents:

Front Cover; Inside Front Cover 1; Inside Front Cover 2; Inside Cover Flap; Prelims; Half Title Page; Imprint; Title Page; Frontispiece; Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Olympia and Britannia; Chapter 3 - Cotswold Olimpick Games; Chapter 4 - Wenlock Olympian Games; Chapter 5 - Liverpool Olympic Festivals; Chapter 6 - National Olympian Games; Chapter 7 - Morpeth Olympic Games; Chapter 8 - Coubertin and the British; Chapter 9 - London Olympic Games 1908; Chapter 10 - London Olympic Games 1948; Chapter 11 - Stoke Mandeville Games; Chapter 12 - British Olympians

Chapter 13 - LegacyLinks; Credits; Index; Inside Back Cover Flap; Inside Back Cover 1; Inside Back Cover 2

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84802-226-3

OCLC:

812540549