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1. 1175.
2. King Edward II was unpopular due to the
defeat of the English Army by the Scots in the battle of Barnockborn.
3. The Kings of England generally felt that the English population were
spending too much time playing football and not enough time practicing their
archery.
4. Football was not popular at all with royalty or the upper classes
who detested the fact that the game had originated from commoners. It was
certainly not considered a royal sport as all royal sports were conducted on
horseback.
5. There are a number of potential reasons why the bans were not
effective in stopping the popularity and playing of the game. Firstly, the
policing of the ban was probably quite difficult to maintain and monitor. It was
probably even more difficult to arrest all the players in a game (up to 1000
players per game) and we imagine that not too many officers of the land would
even approach that many people to mention the fact that they were breaking the
law to them!!!!
6. The fact that the game was so violent between players and occurred on
the Sabbath were of great concern to Philip Stubbes.
7. Richard Mulcaster believed that the game needed some order and
reorganisation. A set number of players and a set of rules were the two
immediate changes to the game he supported.
8. We can assume that football had enough popular appeal across the
country that Shakespeare should mention it in his writings.
Fair Play Comprehension