The full title reads "Derbyshire ALL THROUGH AND ALL AROUND THE TOWN - Ashbourne celebrates advent of Lent with football game which has no rules and whose very origin is lost in mists of our ancient history."
Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
A man talks to the camera saying (natural sound):...
The full title reads "Derbyshire ALL THROUGH AND ALL AROUND THE TOWN - Ashbourne celebrates advent of Lent with football game which has no rules and whose very origin is lost in mists of our ancient history."
Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
A man talks to the camera saying (natural sound): Tradition records that football is played in Esheborn (sp?), of course that means Ashbourne, in the 12th century..." As he continues to read the history of football in Ashbourne, the images of crowds chasing the ball, pushing, running and screaming, are seen.
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