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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social The ‘Colditz Olympics’ - The Great Escape! by Bill Williams .... on August 31st 1941 at 11 am, an ‘opening ceremony’ of sorts took place in the main courtyard..... Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... #Colditz @bssh.bsky.social

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Sterling Ladies FC ⚽️ DAGENHAM INVINCIBLES @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

WW1 Museum Kansas City - Tues 9 June - 4pm-8.15pm UK - Free Online Talks - Maud Smith, Maud Reader + Dagenham Invincibles of WW1 💚⚽️ @footballandwar.bsky.social @justaballgame.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social @nocontextfooty.bsky.social www.theworldwar.org/symposia

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today ‘The Prince and the Pumas’: How a Russian aristocrat helped establish rugby in Argentina. Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea...

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Too Hot to Handle: The Bruising West Indies Tour of 1976 by @williamsbill106.bsky.social 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Cricket #WestIndies #England #SummerOf1976

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 2 of Bill Thomas: The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain by @natationist.bsky.social Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/arc... #Athletics #Training #Coaching @bssh.bsky.social

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Bill Thomas: The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain, Part One by Dave Day @natationist.bsky.social 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/arc... #Athletics #Training #Coaching @bssh.bsky.social

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Sterling Ladies FC ⚽️ DAGENHAM INVINCIBLES @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Total War and Women Footballers - The Dagenham Invincibles of World War One | The Western Front Association ⚽️💚 Looking forward to this @footballandwar.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social share.google/IQDAoVT7Ut5y...

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today The Sucker Punch: The Tragic Story of two Welsh Boxers who perished on the Titanic 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/box...

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Sterling Ladies FC ⚽️ DAGENHAM INVINCIBLES @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Amazing to meet Valerie + tell her that her Gran is the Greatest Woman Footballer of All Time IMHO 💜 @playingpasts.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @garyjames.bsky.social @tomjgarry.bsky.social www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo...

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Latest on @playingpasts.bsky.social Alice Kell: The Greatest Woman Footballer of all-time by @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social 👉https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/alice-kellthe-greatest-woman-footballer-of-all-time/ @bssh.bsky.social #WomenInSport #WomenInFootball #Football

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Latest on @playingpasts.bsky.social Pulling in the right direction: Could Tug of War be heading back to the Olympics? 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea...

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social The Media Superstars of WW1 Sterling Ladies FC - The Dagenham Invincibles Link 👍 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... by @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social #WomensFootball @tfhbs.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #Football

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

As the Ashes are lost - new on @playingpasts.bsky.social Bill William's latest article Grace and Favour: How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Ashes #Cricket

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Grace and Favour: How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop | Playing Pasts

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social ‘Normalcy in a Time of Upheaval’- Football During World War II by Bill Williams Link 👉https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/normalcy-in-a-time-of-upheaval-football-during-world-war-two/ #Football #WWII @footballandwar.bsky.social @tfhbs.bsky.social

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Cardiff 1905: Did Wales Become the First Rugby World Champions In the Land of their Fathers? by Bill Williams 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk?p=15958&prev... #RugbyUnion #Wales @welshrugbyunion.bsky.social #AutumnInternationals

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Sydney Barnes and The Curious Incident of the Crowd at the Ashes Test by Bill Williams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Cricket #SportHistory @bssh.bsky.social

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today 'Gassed': An iconic (football) image of the Great War? Part 2 by Iain Aams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... The article explores the contentious meanings of the #football match in Sargent's 'Gassed'. #Football @footballandwar.bsky.social

Image of John Singer Sargent's painting 'Gassed'

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today 'Gassed': An iconic (football) image of the Great War? Part 1 by Iain Aams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... The article explores the contentious meanings of the #football match in Sargent's 'Gassed'. #Football @footballandwar.bsky.social

John Singer Sargent's painting = 'Gassed'

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today John 'Jack' Henry Tyers The Amateur Champion of the World By Mark Evans of the #Hockey Museum Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Swimming #SportsHistory @bssh.bsky.social

Title banner for the article John 'Jack' Henry Tyers, The Amateur Champion of the World with a black and white image of the swimmer Tyers and his gravestone

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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The British Society of Sports History are pleased to announce a book launch at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in London on the 29th of September 2025 to kick off the 2025/26 Sports and Leisure History Seminar Series.

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

'Games, Greek and Pluck: Classicism, Masculinity, Elite Education and British Sport, 1850–1914' by Andy Carter OUT NOW! Peter Lang Sport, History and Culture series edited by Richard Holt, Matt Taylor and Fiona Skillen - www.peterlang.com/document/146... #sportshistory

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 by Bill Williams #Cricket #Hockey #WWII @bssh.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/4ncrwZ5

Sepia image of Dick Hartley and his brothers with the heading of the article - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 28/08/2025

If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social the concluding part of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series on the life of Clarice Vizard "A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.” Link 👉 bit.ly/3HH3vKJ @bssh.bsky.social #Football #WomensFootball @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

Black and white newpaper images of Clarice and the title of the article - The “Manageress”: The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton) Part 5 “A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.”

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

If you've ever wondered about publishing an article on @playingpasts.bsky.social and the numer of people who will read your work - then take a look at the latest metrics #Metrics #SportsHistory

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Really enjoyed Conor's talk on Weightlifting in the US services around the time of WWII @bssh.bsky.social #BSSH25

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Pleasure to chair the panel 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 at #BSSH25 with Mateusz Rozmiarek, Jim Watkins and Sam Oldfield @bssh.bsky.social #SportHistory

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Here at #BSSH2025 we have @playingpasts.bsky.social contributor Filip Walenta presenting his talk - 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 (𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟗) Read Filip's PlayngPasts articles here 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/author/fwale...

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 4 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The Manageress: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link👉 bit.ly/4lEHA4G Pt 1 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD Pt 2 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg Pt 3 👉 bit.ly/46R0ykV #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

Images of Clarie Vizard as 'Chief Commander Vizard'

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 3 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The Manageress: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link👉 bit.ly/46R0ykV Part 1 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD Part 2 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg #WomensFootball #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 2 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The “Manageress”: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg Read Part 1 here 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD #WomensFootball #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

Image in black and white and a women's football team with the title of the article superimposed - The “Manageress”: The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton) Part 2 Mrs Vizard's XI

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Latest blog on @playingpasts.bsky.social Longridge: And the Scandalous Women Footballers by Steve Bolton - @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/4fisj8b #SportHistory #WomensFootball #Lionesses @bssh.bsky.social #Football

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social 'Rusty' The Remarkable Life of a ‘Wallaby’ who became a 'Lion' by Bill Williams Link to read 👉 bit.ly/44TR7ju #RugbyUnion #Rugby

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Parallel lives: Gilbert and Gustav, Two #Cotswold Lads Destined for Greatness by Bill Williams Link to read 👉 bit.ly/3FB9UWj #Cricket

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Sterling Ladies FC ⚽️ DAGENHAM INVINCIBLES @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Dagenham Invincibles Exhibition @ Valence House in Dagenham - Open until 29 March @footballandwar.bsky.social @outsidewrite.bsky.social @whuhistorian.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social Kicked off 1918-1919 Season at Upton Park

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 12 of Marco Giani's lavishly illustrated series of articles And then we were boycotted... New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933] Link to read 👉 bit.ly/3FgQjut #WomensFootball #Football #WomenInSport #Women #Sport

Image of a female football team and an individual player both in black and white with the words - And then we were boycotted...
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933] Part 12, which is the title of the article on the Playing Pasts website

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Today is your last chance to sign up for tomorrow's seminar at @ihr.bsky.social where Arran Hicks of ⁦‪ @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social explores the relationship between British & Eastern Bloc Teams in the early Cold War. Register by 6pm via this link:

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“The Arsenal are Likely to Get Another Licking”: Arsenal, Wolves, and the Eastern Bloc, 1954-55

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Playing Pasts @playingpasts.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Pleased to be here on @bsky.app @playingpasts.bsky.social - full of articles on sport and leisure research, the only online website of it's kind, with hundreds of articles written by academics, ECRs, students and those who just love sport Pop along and have a browse - www.playingpasts.co.uk

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