Games and Gamesters of the Restoration - The Compleat Gamester, By Charles Cotton, 1674; And, Lives of

Games and Gamesters of the Restoration (1930) reprints two vastly different books The Compleat Gamester (1674) and Lives of the Gamesters (1714) that together give a comprehensive and representative view of gamesters and gambling in the latter half of the seventeenth century - a time that saw an explosion in such pursuits following the end of Cromwell's rule.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Lucas Cotton, Cotton Charles, Theophilus Lucas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781041036791
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4103679-1
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Cultural Studies, European History, History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, Sociology: sport & leisure, British & Irish history, Reference works, Sociology: sport and leisure, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, History: theory and methods