Born out of Wenlock
William Penny Brookes and the British origins of the Modern Olympics
Sport
British Isles
Catherine Beale
DB Publishing 2011
Paperback 192 pages Illustrated 
1859839673 | 9781859839676 |  Product code: 85566  
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, was inspired to revive the Olympic games by a visit to Dr William Penny Brookes at Much Wenlock, Shropshire in 1890. There, he witnessed the Wenlock Olympian Games that Brookes had instituted 40 years before, for competitors of all social classes. This lively account reveals the extent of Brookes's influence on Coubertin and shows which elements of Wenlock's Games survive in today's Olympics.
 
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