Because it was becoming too violent
he wanted to stop the rise in football hooliganism
1365
So that people could practice archery
to avoid confrontations with the French
His soldiers were to focused on the sport of bowling, that he had to ban it so they would go back to practicing archery instead
king Henry the eighth
lancelot
King Ban and Elaine
ray ban
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because it was thought that it distracted his men from archery practice
In some versions of Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot is said to be the son of King Ban of Benwick and Queen Elaine. Another version suggests that he is the son of King Ban of Benwick and the Lady de Maris.