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Shrovetide Football.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Crowds.
Kings and rulers.
Manners and customs.
Shrove Tuesday.
Soccer.
England--Ashbourne.
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 17 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1928.
Summary:
Prince of Wales witnesses the annual Shrove Tuesday street football match at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. He throws a specially designed football to the players to start the game. Children sat on rooftops watch the game below. The players fight for the ball in the river.
Notes:
Issue number: 861-1 ; Story number within issue: 8 of 8
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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