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Grappling With History

Rediscovering Jack Wannop and the British and Caribbean Wrestlers and Boxers of 1880s-90s East and South East London

Month: December 2020

A short interval between rounds

Hello readers – just a quick note to say that I am taking a little break from updating Grappling With History but hope to return in 2021 with lots of new research, including articles on the early 1900s ‘Graeco Roman Goddess’ Juno May; 1880s/early ’90s black Lambeth boxer Jem Haines and his tragic early death;… Read More A short interval between rounds

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Sarah Elizabeth Cox1 Comment

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