Subject Index for Dover's Games
| 2010/039/DS | Title: 1976 Robert Dover's Games and Scuttlebrook Wake |
| Desc: Dover's Games programme from 4/6/1976 to 5/6/1976 |
| 2011/167/B | Title: 'Annalia Dubrensia' (1636) and other Poems |
| Desc: Contains notes on the poems and bibliographical information on the poets who wrote these works in praise of Robert Dover and his Olimpick Games. Published 2004. ISBN: 0950748730 |
| 2011/168/B | Title: Twentieth Century Games |
| Desc: History of Robert Dover's Games from the Festival of Britain to the Millenium. The author was a President of the Robert Dover's Games Society - Secretary of the Society when this was written. Published Chipping Campden, 2000. ISBN: 09507748714 |
| 2011/169/DS | Title: Handling the Pike |
| Desc: Produced by the Blew Regiment of the Cittie of London Trayned Bandes, a member regiment of the Sealed Knot for Dover's Cotswold Olimpick Games. Has illustrations of pike handling and list of drill terms that would have been used at Dover's Games and |
| 2011/170/DS | Title: History of Robert Dover's Olimpick Games |
| Desc: 48pp. Published by the Robert Dover's Games Society, Chipping Campden, 1981. ISBN: 0950748706 |
| 2011/171/DS | Title: Heigh for Cotswold! A history of Robert Dover's Olimpick Games |
| Desc: New and revised edition of 2011/170/DS. Contains more illustrations and colour photographs. Published 2000. ISBN: 0950748722 |
| 2011/172/DS | Title: |
| Desc: Application form and associated papers along with award certificate of grant of £4,780 under the Millennium Festival Awards for All programme to the Robert Dover's Games Society in 2000. From the estate of Francis Burns. |
| 2011/175/DS | Title: |
| Desc: Proof copy of entry for Robert Dover written by Francis Burns for 'New Dictionary Of National Biography' (pub. OUP). Dated 23/10/2001. From Francis Burns estate |
| 2011/178/DS | Title: |
| Desc: Letter to Francis Burns (dated 31/01/2000) from Matthew Alexander confirming that Bob Mundy of Ebrington would be his opponent at the Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpick Games held on 2nd June 2000. Includes explanation the rules of backswords or cudgel |
| 2011/179/E | Title: |
| Desc: 2 sheets of admission tickets to the Robert Dover's Games on Dover's Hill for 2000 and 2002. From estate of Francis Burns |
| 2011/180/E | Title: |
| Desc: Examples of entry forms for children's art competitions organised by the Robert Dover's Games Society and held as as part of the Dover's Games / Scuttlebrook events. For years: 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2000. From the estate of Francis Burns |
| 2011/181/E | Title: |
| Desc: Examples of posters advertising the Robert Dover's Games and Scuttlebrook Wake for years 1985, 1991and 2002. From the estate of Francis Burns |
| 2011/182/G | Title: |
| Desc: Photocopy (from unknown source) of arms and crest of [Robert] Dover of Barton on the Heath and his immediate family tree. Also: Dover family tree handwritten by Dr Peter Riddle (Robert Dover's 9th great grandson) and transcribed by Francis Burns. |
| 2011/184/DS | Title: |
| Desc: Order of service of thanksgiving celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Robert Dover in 1582 organised by the Robert Dover's Games Society and held at the Parish Church, Barton-on-the-Heath on Sunday, 25th July 1982. Lesson read by Dr. Ol |
| 2011/186/P | Title: |
| Desc: Copy of illustration used to accompany Michael Drayton's poem Poly-Olbion published in 1612 showing map with Dover's Hill in the centre with figuresdancing around a flagpole bearing the motto 'Heigh for Cotswold'. From the estate of Francis Burns an |
| 2011/187/P | Title: |
| Desc: Photograph of Survey of Barton on the Heath. Original source unknown, date unknown. From the estate of Francis Burns and used by him in his book 'Heigh for Cotswold' on p.15 - see 2011/171/DS |
| 2011/188/P | Title: |
| Desc: Photographic copies of illustrations, probably of Dover's Games, taken from 'Hobbinol or The Rural Games' by William Somervile published in 1740. From the estate of Francis Burns and used by him in his book 'Heigh for Cotswold' on pp.18- 19 -see |
| 2011/189/P | Title: |
| Desc: 2 photographic copies of an illustration, probably of Dover's Games, taken from 'Hobbinol or The Rural Games' by William Somervile published in 1740. From the estate of Francis Burns and used by him in his book 'Heigh for Cotswold' on p.20 -see 2 |
| 2011/190/P | Title: |
| Desc: Photographic copy of line illustration of two men practising the art of backswords. Original source unknown. From the estate of Francis Burns and used by him in his book 'Heigh for Cotswold' on p.23 -see 2011/171/DS |
| 2011/191/P | Title: |
| Desc: Photographic print and paper copy of an illustration of Dover's Hill and Dover's Games used for the frontispiece By E.H.New, the Evesham artist, for C.R.Ashbee's 'Last Records of a Cotswold Community' printed by Essex House Press, Chipping Campden, i |
| 2011/192/P | Title: |
| Desc: B&w photograph of Dover's Hill, Weston-sub-Edge - showing area where the Dover's Games take place. Date unknown. From the estate of Francis Burns |
| 2011/193/N | Title: Cotswold Olimpicks celebrate 400 years of fun |
| Desc: Copy of article on Dover's Games published in 'Farmers Weekly', 23rd July 1982. Words by Mary Wagner, pictures by Keith Huggett. From the estate of Francis Burns. |
| 2011/194/P | Title: |
| Desc: Photographic copy of a painting of Dover's Hill, showing the site of the Dover's Games, by David Birch. Dated 1986. From the estate of Francis Burns. |
| 2011/195/E | Title: |
| Desc: 1. Photocopy of pages of 'The Morris Dancer', Vol. 3, No. 8. pp. 249 - 252 contains correspondence about Dover's Games. 2. Letter to the editor of same journal from Francis Burns pointing out that he was the author of an article published in 'The |
| 2011/196/L | Title: |
| Desc: Correspondence between Francis Burns and [the office of] HRH The Princess Anne comprising : 1. Letter, dated 14th January 1984, from Dr Burns offering booklet about Dover's Games 2. Letter from Miss Alison Bush, dated 23rd January 1984, thanking D |