Medieval men and woman playing a game of croquet with mallet and hoops. (Pall mall was invented in the 16th century.) Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by J. E. Rogers from Francis Cowley Burnand's "Present Pastimes of Merrie England, Cassell, London, 1873.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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