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Knuckle Down - The game of marbles being played in 1857. The tournament dates back to 1588 [10] [11] during the reign of Elizabeth I, when marbles was chosen as the deciding game of a legendary sporting encounter between two young suitors, Giles and Hodge, over the hand of a Tinsley Green milk maiden named Joan. [11]
Jelle's Marble Runs is a YouTube channel based in the Netherlands centered on marbles, marble runs and marble races. It is run by the brothers Jelle Bakker and Dion Bakker. The channel spoofs the Olympic Games, Formula One, and other sporting events with marbles and treats the cast of marbles as though they were athlet
The British and World Marbles Championship has been held at Tinsley Green, West Sussex, England, every year since 1932. [17] [18] [19] (Marbles has been played in Tinsley Green and the surrounding area for many centuries: [17] [20] TIME magazine traces its origins to 1588. [21])
British Championships or British Championship may refer to: The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside of the UK) (golf) BMW PGA Championship (originally called the British PGA Championship) (golf)
Many of the most important pieces from his collection, especially the Townley Marbles (or Towneley Marbles) are now in the British Museum's Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. The marbles were overshadowed at the time, and still today, by the Elgin Marbles .
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Dorothy King, The Elgin Marbles (Hutchinson, January 2006) Mary Beard, The Parthenon (Profile Books, 2004) Jeanette Greenfield, The Return of Cultural Treasures (Cambridge University Press 2007) Ian Jenkins, The Parthenon Frieze (British Museum Press, 2002) William St Clair, Lord Elgin and the Marbles (Oxford University Press, 1998)
The 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship was the 2024 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championship, held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 5-21 January 2024. [1] The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and will be televised by the BBC and YouTube. [2]