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From historic battles to sporting triumphs, 'played' has left its mark throughout the ages

Background imagePlayed Collection: Shrove Tuesday Football

Shrove Tuesday Football
A traditional game of football played on Shrove Tuesday in the streets of Kingston-upon- Thames, between teams named Townsend and the Thames- Street Club

Background imagePlayed Collection: Sport / Football / Specific

Sport / Football / Specific
ENGLAND Vs SCOTLAND. Played at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, near Glasgow. England beat Scotland 5 - 2

Background imagePlayed Collection: Portrait of the dancers Myrio and Desha, 1931

Portrait of the dancers Myrio and Desha, 1931 who have played Europe and have been at the Roxy Theatre, New York Date: 1931

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music and discord; A scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham (engraving)

Music and discord; A scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham (engraving)
736087 Music and discord; A scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlayed Collection: The Coldstream Guards (colour litho)

The Coldstream Guards (colour litho)
3095831 The Coldstream Guards (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coldstream Guards. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePlayed Collection: Cricketers Hawke & Taylor

Cricketers Hawke & Taylor
Cricketers Lord Hawke/ Martin Bladen Hawke (Captain) & Tom Launcelot Taylor, . Born 1860 - Willingham Rectory, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire - Played for Yorkshire & England / Born 1878 - Headingley

Background imagePlayed Collection: Giant ophicleide played, 1843

Giant ophicleide played, 1843
Jean Prospero Guivier(1814-) playing a giant ophicleide, manufactured expressly for the Birmingham Music Hall. Date: 1843

Background imagePlayed Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

Background imagePlayed Collection: The All-Age Stakes: Everyone a Trier at St. Moritz! By Joyce

The All-Age Stakes: Everyone a Trier at St. Moritz! By Joyce
A humorous colour illustration by Joyce Dennys showing winter sports being played on a large ice rink

Background imagePlayed Collection: Derby County vs. Bury F. A. Cup Final, 1903

Derby County vs. Bury F. A. Cup Final, 1903
Illustration of a Derby County defender heading the ball clear, as Bury attack during the F.A. Cup Final, 18th April 1903

Background imagePlayed Collection: Cricketer The Honourable Frank Stanley Jackson

Cricketer The Honourable Frank Stanley Jackson, *, . Born 1870 - Allerton Hall, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire - Played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire and England Date: 1897

Background imagePlayed Collection: Bury V Derby FA Cup 1903

Bury V Derby FA Cup 1903
F.A. CUP FINAL BURY 6 DERBY COUNTY 0 (played at Crystal Palace) Date: 1903

Background imagePlayed Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Isles

Lear / Nonsense / Isles
There was on Old Man of the Isles, whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sung high dum diddle, and played on the fiddle, that amiable Man of the Isles

Background imagePlayed Collection: Royal Playthings

Royal Playthings
An advertisement by F.Ad. Richter of Fenchurch Street, London for real stone building blocks, as played with by the Royal children

Background imagePlayed Collection: Women of Hampshire vs. Women of Surrey Cricket Match, Newing

Women of Hampshire vs. Women of Surrey Cricket Match, Newing
Engraving of a cricket match between the Hamshire and Surrey Lasses for 500 guineas, played at Newington Green, near Balls Pond, Middlesex, 2nd October 1811. The Hampshire team won by 14 notches

Background imagePlayed Collection: Sailors Playing Bingo

Sailors Playing Bingo
Le Lot (bingo), played by French sailors

Background imagePlayed Collection: Early Italian stringed instruments. 1: A kind of Hackbret, 2

Early Italian stringed instruments. 1: A kind of Hackbret, 2: Lute-shaped instrument strung to be played like a harp
528009 Early Italian stringed instruments. 1: A kind of Hackbret, 2: Lute-shaped instrument strung to be played like a harp, 3: Old Italian instrument played by plucking

Background imagePlayed Collection: The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508

The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508
528001 The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508. In left foreground man plays a portable organ, above him is a man playing a clarsach or Celtic harp

Background imagePlayed Collection: Stringed Instruments. 1: Bandoer, 2: Penorcon, 3: Orpheoreon

Stringed Instruments. 1: Bandoer, 2: Penorcon, 3: Orpheoreon, forms of Cittern and played with a plectrum
528006 Stringed Instruments. 1: Bandoer, 2: Penorcon, 3: Orpheoreon, forms of Cittern and played with a plectrum. 4: Lyra da Gamba, bass form of the Lyra, played with a bow

Background imagePlayed Collection: Representation of musical instruments (organ and flute), with a chorus that sings alongside

Representation of musical instruments (organ and flute), with a chorus that sings alongside
529825 Representation of musical instruments (organ and flute), with a chorus that sings alongside. 16th century (German woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlayed Collection: The Strongest

The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imagePlayed Collection: Miniature Painting on Paper, Indian Classical Musical Instrument Sitar

Miniature Painting on Paper, Indian Classical Musical Instrument Sitar
3609947 Miniature Painting on Paper, Indian Classical Musical Instrument Sitar by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imagePlayed Collection: RMS Titanic table on which composer Archibald Joyce wrote

RMS Titanic table on which composer Archibald Joyce wrote
RMS TITANIC, an important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gate leg table where composer and English Waltz King Archibald Joyce (1873-1963)

Background imagePlayed Collection: Children who played with fire

Children who played with fire

Background imagePlayed Collection: Grasshoppers, Zurich Football Team

Grasshoppers, Zurich Football Team who played Millwall FC at The Den in New Cross, SE London, in 1932 Date: 1932

Background imagePlayed Collection: RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

Background imagePlayed Collection: Football pitch at Crystal Palace, South London

Football pitch at Crystal Palace, South London, where the FA Cup Finals were played from 1895 to 1914 Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayed Collection: Emma Peel & John Steed of The Avengers

Emma Peel & John Steed of The Avengers
Emma Peel of The Avengers, with John Steed and one other played by Diana Rigg, Patrick McNee and an unknown actor, respectively. Date: circa 1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, Grand Processional March

Music cover, Grand Processional March, by W H Jude, organist, as played by the Band of the Blue Coat Hospital, Liverpool, Date: 1870s

Background imagePlayed Collection: Miss Hilda Moore

Miss Hilda Moore
A portrait painting of British stage and film actor, Hilda Mary Moore, who is wearing a fur jacket off of one shoulder and holding a large bunch of poppies

Background imagePlayed Collection: Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2

Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2
Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval

Background imagePlayed Collection: Owen Nares, English stage and film actor

Owen Nares, English stage and film actor - he played the shell-shocked hero in Pinero's musical fable, The Enchanted Cottage Date: circa 1900

Background imagePlayed Collection: Pianola advert

Pianola advert
An advert for the pianola. It is a player piano is a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via programmed music recorded

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, A Journey to a Star

Music cover, A Journey to a Star
Music cover, A Journey to A Star, words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, played by Benny Goodman in the 20th Century Fox film The Girls He Left Behind

Background imagePlayed Collection: Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross

Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross
The dramatic image of the sinking ship surrounded by lifeboats is entitled NEARER MY GOD TO THEE - a reference to the tune that the ship's band was often said to have played as the vessel sank

Background imagePlayed Collection: A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee Party

A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee Party
Many entertainment groups were formed in the British Forces and they played an important role in maintaining morale. These chaps are Royal Engineers. WW1 Date: circa 1915

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)

Music cover, South of the Border (Down Mexico Way), by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, played by Joe Loss and his Band. Date: 1939

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby

Music cover, When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby, by Larry Yoell and Glenn Brown, featured and broadcast by by Jack White and his Collegians. Date: 1938

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, A Garden in Granada

Music cover, A Garden in Granada, words and music by Sam M Lewis, Abel Baer and Ion Vasilescu, featured and broadcast by Reginald Pursglove and his Orchestra. Date: 1938

Background imagePlayed Collection: Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss

Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss
Music cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935

Background imagePlayed Collection: Emma Peel discussing a model guillotine with a protagonist

Emma Peel discussing a model guillotine with a protagonist (played by Edwin Richfield), in a scene from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Diana Rigg). Date: circa 1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: Emma Peel in a pickle

Emma Peel in a pickle, from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Diana Rigg and Patrick McNee). Date: c1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: Emma Peel dispatching a villain

Emma Peel dispatching a villain as John Steed admires her handiwork, from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Diana Rigg and Patrick McNee). Date: 1973

Background imagePlayed Collection: Emma Peel from The Avengers

Emma Peel from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Diana Rigg). Date: circa 1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: John Steed from The Avengers

John Steed from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Patrick McNee). Date: circa 1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: John Steed and Emma Peel from The Avengers

John Steed and Emma Peel from The Avengers action TV series, (played by Diana Rigg and Patrick McNee). Date: circa 1966

Background imagePlayed Collection: Men playing Skittles inside in the East End, London pub. Date: 1903

Men playing Skittles inside in the East End, London pub. Date: 1903

Background imagePlayed Collection: Roman Art. Board game. Cube and bone dice. National Museum o

Roman Art. Board game. Cube and bone dice. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain



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From historic battles to sporting triumphs, 'played' has left its mark throughout the ages. In 1777, a match at Hambledon showcased the true spirit of cricket, while in 1898 Nottingham Forest and Derby County clashed in an unforgettable F. A. Cup Final. The Royal Horse Artillery's L Battery demonstrated their precision and skill on horseback, embodying the essence of teamwork. In Ludlow during the 1950s, England witnessed lively games that brought communities together. Sidney Sussex College fostered camaraderie through friendly competitions among students. Gillray's Anglo-French satirical illustrations captured playful banter between nations. The Empire Air Day Poster celebrated aviation enthusiasts who played with gravity above clouds. Rugby School instilled discipline and passion as pupils embraced rugby on their fields. Dr. Pangloss from Candide reminds us that life is a game we must play with optimism and resilience. Windsor Real Tennis in 1500 displayed elegance and grace amidst competitive matches. Real Tennis at Lord's became synonymous with prestige as players showcased their finesse on court. Margaret of Anjou used her strategic prowess like pieces on a chessboard to navigate political challenges. Through history, 'played' has transcended boundaries - whether it be sports or life itself - reminding us to embrace every moment with enthusiasm.