What was "the sport of royalty"?

Question

during the Elizabethan times

Answer 1

Elizabethan England embraced many different customs and cultures. The customs that had the greatest effect on the rest of the world were the games of war that consumed spare time. Games of war varied from hunting, with hawks or dogs , to equestrian activities, including tournament jousts and tilts. Most of the sports of the Elizabethan era were carried over from the Medieval period.

Hunting was a favorite pastime for people, especially rich people. Queen Elizabeth herself loved to hunt. The hunt allowed the rich nobles to show off their fine horses, hawks, clothing, and weapons. Horses were shown off by their breeding, most commonly by nobles, and ranked by endurance, speed, beauty, and strength. From the hunting rounds the wealthy would often establish a breeding tree of some sort in an attempt to create the perfect breed.

Hawking, otherwise known as falconry, was the sport of royalty. It was said that this was a reference to the stateliness of the birds, but it was a royal sport mainly because commoners could not afford to train the birds. They could not afford any other aspect of the sport, for that matter. The eagle was a bird reserved solely for the King and Queen, but there were no other restrictions placed upon the birds species. As was the case with the horses, there was a slight attempt to breed hawks, but interaction primarily fell upon trading, rather than breeding.

Jousting was a popular sport that involved running at an opponent with a lance and trying to knock him off his horse. Shields and armor were involved, of course. Jousting tournaments were held for the rich; they were forbidden to common folk. Jousting, like any other sport, was another excuse for the rich to show off their armor, clothes and animals. Preparation for the joust involved the quintain, which properly knocked a person off their horse if the person didn't hit the quintain just right.

Another tournament sport was archery. Outside of being a tournament sport, archery involved a skill that was used in battle. Since the common people were the most numerous in battle, the commoners participated in the sport as well. The shaft of the arrow was generally made out of wood, since metal would be too heavy. The head of the arrow was made out of iron. Archers have always held a very important place in military life.

Sports and games of war took a place of importance in the society of Elizabethan England. Tournaments, whether archery or jousting, were mainly events for the rich to show off their possessions. Hunting was a favorite pastime of high society. The practical uses of Elizabethan sports were teaching and practicing skills that could be used for battle or survival.

Answer 2

Fox hunting.

Answer 3

My guess would be falconry

Answer 4

Check this website, they have extensive information on different types of sports practiced by royalty in the Elizabethan era.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizab...

Answer 5

I believe it was falconry.

Answer 6

Keeping their heads on their shoulders and shagging aristocratic courtiers, while robbing, exploiting, terrorising, executing, assassinating, conscripting and deluding everyone else.

Answer 7

horse racing, it's always been the sport of kings

Answer 8

Hunting - definitely.

Answer 9

While Horse Racing MAY BE 'the sport of kings' it is not 'the sport of royalty'.

Beginning in the 6th century and extending through the Middle Ages, the popularity of falconry -- or hawking -- surged in Europe. It was the sport of royalty for centuries, with the possession of falcons and other birds of prey considered a status symbol. By the 1600s in England, falconry came to be governed by a strict set of customs called the Laws of Ownership, which dictated the birds of prey that were allowed to be flown by citizens of various social ranks. For example, a king could fly a gyrfalcon; a duke, a rock falcon; an earl, a peregrine; a yeoman, a goshawk; and a servant, a kestrel. During the reign of Edward the VIII, 1327-77, stealing a trained raptor was punishable by death. 1).

Falconry is said to originate in the East around 2000 BC and arrived in this country in Saxon times, where it became the sport of royalty when taken up by King Ethelbert II, although at that time anyone could fly a hawk over the largely common land. This all changed with the arrival of the Normans. 2).

Elizabethan Sports - Elizabethan Hawking

Hunting was a favorite pastime for the Elizabethans, especially the Upper Classes including the Nobles of England and English Royalty. The Elizabethan sport of Hawking, or Falconry, was one of their favorite forms of Hunting. Queen Elizabeth herself loved to hunt and this included the sport of Hawking, or Falconry which was referred to as the sport of royalty. It was called a royal sport primarily because the Lower Class Elizabethans could not easily afford to train the birds. Falconry provided an opportunity for kings and lords to host other nobles for grand hunting parties. Hawks were the most popular choice for hunting birds. 3).

Answer 10

polo

Answer 11

Tennis, anyone?

Answer 12

Hunting, Jousting mostly.

Answer 13

shooting, hunting, deer hunting - grand sports that people get jelous of and want to bann them because theyre bast*rds (the antis, not the royal family)