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At various times, the phrase has been applied to such pastimes as chariot racing, jousting, falconry, bowling, polo and, in the not too distant past, horse racing.

And yet, for most of the 2000 years of world modern history, there is "fun" that rightfully belongs to the title of "royal". It's about cockfights.

Before the official prohibition in 1835, cockfighting in Britain was considered a truly national sport. There was no village that could not boast of at least one cockfighting arena. Cockfighting was the entertainment of absolutely all classes, from the nobility to ordinary schoolchildren. Special grounds for this sport existed even in the Palace of Westminster and Downing Street. On the last day of Shrovetide, boys - for a nominal fee of one penny - were allowed to bring fighting cocks to school and arrange cockfights.

Nobody knows how and when fighting cocks appeared in Britain. There is a legend that Phoenician merchants brought them, however, most likely, fighting cocks came to Britain in the Iron Age, along with tribes migrating from the east. In 54 BC. e. Julius Caesar was unspeakably surprised to learn that the Britons do not breed birds for meat, but for fighting.

Fighting cocks are generally recognized as the most aggressive of all poultry species. A good rooster fights to the death without any goading. All connoisseurs are unanimous in the opinion that it is in the fighting cock that the ideal of cock beauty is embodied.

The competition among the "cockerels" has always been very tough. Recipes for a special bread that "gives courage" were kept in the strictest confidence, although almost every "cockerel" certainly soaked it in warm urine. The comb and beard were removed (or leveled) from the rooster, and steel spurs (darts) were put on the legs.

It was considered commonplace for a real "cockerel" to wash the head of a wounded rooster, putting it in his mouth and sucking it clean. Horse racing and cockfighting were often held at the same time, since both were gambling entertainment where bets were made.

Some breeds of fighting cocks have become a real legend. So, the breed, bred by Dr. Belley, who lived near Chester, was famous for its "Cheshire blow" - a sudden explosion of deadly cruelty, when the rooster seemed to have "leaked" the fight.

In Louisiana and New Mexico, cockfighting is still legal and legally only considered a misdemeanor (bordering on a misdemeanor) in another sixteen states, such as Tennessee and Arkansas.

A rooster is a male over one year old; the younger ones are considered "roosters", or "colts", in the jargon of "roosters".

Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

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