A game called "Hunt the Fox" or "Hunt the Hare" was played in English schools since at least the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare appears to make reference to it in Hamlet, when he eludes the guards at Elsinore he cries "Hide, fox, and all after".
A game called "Fox Hunt" or "Hare Hunt" was played in English schools since at least the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare appears to reference it in Hamlet, when he eludes the guards at Elsinore by saying "Hide, fox, and all after."