History of Sport

Holding the world featherweight boxing championship for more than 11 years, Johnny Kilbane's name became synonymous with the title. His accepted...

From Medals to Toffee Tins celebrates the 150th anniversary of Heart of Midlothian - Edinburgh's oldest and most successful football club - by exam...

A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics and Romes celebratory games, sport ...

A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800, a period often seen as a time of decline in sporting practi...

The product of a hardscrabble childhood, J. Mayo Ink Williams parlayed an Ivy League education into unlikely twin careers as a foundational produce...

The product of a hardscrabble childhood, J. Mayo Ink Williams parlayed an Ivy League education into unlikely twin careers as a foundational produce...

This definitive and expertly researched work chronicles the careers and life stories of 61 Worcestershire cricketers who played just a single game ...

This definitive and expertly researched work chronicles the careers and life stories of 61 Worcestershire cricketers who played just a single game ...

Mental Health, Gender, and the Rise of Sport explores the historical role of sport in the prescription for mental and physical health through the e...

Sport often mirrored the racial climate of the time, but it also informed and encouraged equality on and off the field. In Boston, the Black athlet...

This catalogue sheds new light on the Paris Olympics of 1924, often considered the first international games. From their origins in ancient Greece ...

*THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW ENGLAND REACHED THE EURO 2024 FINAL**Written by the European Football Writer of the Year and the Chief Football Correspond...

In 1910 auto magnate Hugh Chalmers offered an automobile to the baseball player with the highest batting average that season. What followed was a b...

Joshua Josh Gibson (19111947) is a baseball legend - one of the greatest power hitters in the Negro Leagues, and in all of baseball history. At the...

Joshua Josh Gibson (19111947) is a baseball legend - one of the greatest power hitters in the Negro Leagues, and in all of baseball history. At the...