“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to carry on that counts."
-Winston Churchill
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In the Middle Ages, chess was Europe's most popular game among the ruling classes.
"It was during the Renaissance period that the rules of chess evolved to resemble the ones used today. The changes that were made to the rules of chess reflected outside life. For example, until the 1450s the queen had limited powers, but she eventually became the most powerful piece on the chess board. The new chess rules were finally standardized during the 16th century, with the arrival of the printing press." (chessgames.us) This is a depiction of someone moving a piece.
"It was during the Renaissance period that the rules of chess evolved to resemble the ones used today. The changes that were made to the rules of chess reflected outside life. For example, until the 1450s the queen had limited powers, but she eventually became the most powerful piece on the chess board. The new chess rules were finally standardized during the 16th century, with the arrival of the printing press." (chessgames.us) This is a depiction of someone moving a piece.
"courier Chess" 1508
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Children played games in the streets, as seen here. They played various games like tag, hopscotch, hoop and stick, and hide and seek. The artist depicts a little town with a street where kids play. There is a clear foreground, middle ground, and background. The sun appears to be setting in the background, meaning the kids will not be there much longer.
"Medieval children" 1560, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
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"To 'bandy' is to 'exchange', to 'toss to and fro'. This is the source of the name of the game bandy - a ferocious ball game similar to ice hockey. Cotgrave translated the French verb 'bander' as the English 'bandie' and gave an example of its use as "to bandie at Tennis". The 16th century was well before the development of lawn tennis and the game being referred to was what we now call real tennis (or in some countries court tennis) - which may be a corruption of royal tennis. This was an indoor game in which the walls form part of the court. The best known court, which is still in use, was built at Hampton Court Palace by Henry VIII in 1530." (wikiart.org)
"Tennis" 16th century
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"Games of chance, leading to the vice of gambling, were developed to such a degree that no civil law could suppress them, and no moral teaching persuaded people to leave it."(renaissance-spell.com) People enjoyed games of chance and risk, and they got into gambling. Playing cards today are modeled from the ones in the Renaissance. This is a black and white card from the Renaissance that they might have used.