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Feb 12, 2024 · Traditionally, those born north of the river are Up'ards, and those born south of it are Down'ards. These two sides lock horns on both days, with the game starting at 2pm when an invited...
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Feb 24, 2023 · Wild Photos of an Absurdist Wrestling Show. It’s not just property that suffers. Injuries and hospitalisations come as standard in Shrovetide, maybe because there are just two main rules: You...
Feb 19, 2020 · Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football is an historic mass-football game played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, and Ashbourne hosts the biggest and best examples of a handful that remain.
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Hidden Gems. Action & Adrenaline. Heritage, Arts & Culture. Played in the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (around mid to late February), this exciting and dramatic game is thought to be one of the oldest forms of football in the world.
The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is a "medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. Shrovetide ball games have been played in England since at least the 12th century from the reign of Henry II (1154–89).
Mar 5, 2013 · Discover Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, England: This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.
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A historic two-day football game involving thousands of players competing to move a ball to opposite ends of a Derbyshire town has begun. The Royal Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne -...
