{"id":280,"date":"2019-04-05T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:47:17","slug":"historical-pastime-a-new-game-of-the-history-of-england-consolidated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/historical-pastime-a-new-game-of-the-history-of-england-consolidated\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Pastime. A New Game of the History of England."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Historical Pastime or a New Game of the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third,<\/em> 1808<br>John Harris (1686\u20131740) and John Wallis (d. 1818), London, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Historical Pastime. A New Game of the History of England<\/em> [from William 1st to William 4th], 1831<br>Edward Wallis, London, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Historical Pastime. A New Game of the History of England<\/em> [from William 1st to Victoria], [after 1838]<br>Edward Wallis and J. Harris &amp; Son, London, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complex boards and corresponding instructions of the three different editions of <em>Historical Pastime<\/em> (1808, 1831, and 1838) instruct players in British history and are filled with propaganda. For instance, George III, infamous as the king who lost the American Revolutionary War, receives only praise in his entry. Each edition spans a different set of monarchs, but the publisher also updated the game as new rulers were crowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift of Ellen Liman \u201857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-149-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-149-2.jpg\" alt=\"Historical Pastime game image\" class=\"wp-image-132\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9987552715180114;width:590px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1579\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/05\/historical_pastime_board_william_fourth.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Historical Pastime&quot; board, William the Fourth\" class=\"wp-image-1012\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1206\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/05\/historical_pastime_case_william_fourth.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Historical Pastime&quot; case, William the Fourth\" class=\"wp-image-1013\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1193\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/05\/historical_pastime_case2_william_fourth.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Historical Pastime&quot; case back, William the Fourth\" class=\"wp-image-1014\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1501\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/05\/Historical-Pastime-from-Conquest-to-George-the-Third-54.jpg\" alt=\"Circular board with many colored bubbles spiraling outward from a central portrait of King George the Third. Each bubble has a printed image.\" class=\"wp-image-977\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1183\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-268-2.jpg\" alt=\"Black damask case with grape patterns. Gilt central title with flags in the middle.\" class=\"wp-image-140\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Historical-Pastime-from-Conquest-to-George-the-Third-06.jpg\" alt=\"rules and directions for playing the Historical Pastime\" class=\"wp-image-915\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Historical-Pastime-from-Conquest-to-George-the-Third-10.jpg\" alt=\"rules and directions for playing the Historical Game\" class=\"wp-image-919\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Historical-Pastime-from-Conquest-to-George-the-Third-08.jpg\" alt=\"advertisement for the Historical Pastime\" class=\"wp-image-917\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Historical-Pastime-from-Conquest-to-George-the-Third-07.jpg\" alt=\"Historical Pastime instructions page 6\" class=\"wp-image-916\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/HistoricalPastimeListofNames.jpg\" alt=\"Historical Pastime List of Names\" class=\"wp-image-108\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historical Pastime or a New Game of the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third, 1808John Harris (1686\u20131740) and John Wallis (d. 1818), London, England. 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