Dec 10, 2012
Sport and Leisure History seminar22 October 2012Dr Chris Stride and Ffion Thomas (University of Sheffield)Football Statues: Honouring Heroes by Branding in Bronze? Since the 1990s football clubs have erected numerous statues to past and present heroes as memorial,...
Oct 22, 2012
Sport and Leisure HistorySport’s Role in 1951’s Festival of BritainIain Wilton (Queen Mary, University of London)19 March 2012 The Festival of Britain held in 1951 is generally described as a rather insular affair focused on Britain without much consideration beyond...
Apr 18, 2012
Sport and Leisure HistorySport and Civilian Morale in Second World War BritainProfessor Matthew Taylor (De Montfort University)3 October 2011 What do you do about a spectator sport such as football during a period of declared war? This is the question that...
Oct 26, 2011
Sport and Leisure History20 June 2011Football and National Identity in Post-War England Christoph Wagner (De Montfort University)Huns vs Inselaffen: Anglo-German Football Rivalry, 1954-2000 In the 1950s and 1960s how was the rivalry between England and Germany in...
Oct 26, 2011
The rivalry with Germany has become legend for generations of English football fans. English victory in 1966 against their ‘old enemy’ continues to remind fans of a golden age – a moment to cling to and strive for. The two papers presented under the umbrella topic...
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