Popular british card games12/24/2023 ![]() Preferences have changed greatly even within the last half-century in the UK. Over the centuries and through to the modern day, thousands of different games and localised variants have risen to the fore around the world. Late in the 15th century, Europe began to colonise North America, and with them, they brought their card games. It’s likely that in the 14th century, cards made it across continental Europe, likely coming via the Middle East and Egypt. ![]() It’s very difficult to establish exactly how and when playing cards in any form made it to Britain, but evidence suggests that they had at least become prevalent by the mid-15th century. Around the same time, it’s likely that Alfred the Great had designs for a united England and was clashing with the Vikings. It’s said that playing cards hail from China in what we’d call the 9th century. Like so many of the greatest elements of British society and life as a Brit, card games don’t originate from the British Isles: rather, they were imported and embraced en masse by the people. Card gaming: a most British past time IMAGE SOURCE: Unsplash
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