Boarding school game from the 14th century: a boy seated on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub below.

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Boarding school game from the 14th century: a boy seated on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub below. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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