Croquet: the most English of games! Languid summer house parties and tea under the cedar tree immediately spring to mind, but the story of croquet is decidedly more international. Croquet bears a remarkable similarity to the 16th- and 17th-century French game of Pall-mall, from which it most probably derives. It’s thought that Pall-mall is a later version of – a French game similar to billiards, but played on the
Cabinet of Curiosities
Jun 28, 2022
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