Gaming in England, c. 1540-1760
This thesis is the first major study of gaming in England between c. 1540 and 1760. Gaming - which may be defined loosely as games of chance played for stakes hazarded by the players, especially cards and dice - was rife in early modern England. People from virtually all social groupings played at c...
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University of York
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555870 |