Leisure Activities

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Leisure Activities
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Introduction

• No shortage of amusement in Elizabethan England.
• Included Sports, Blood Thirsty Sports, Theatre,
  Games, and Dancing.

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Sports

• Tennis
• Lawn Bowling
• Billiards
• Hunting
• Riding
• Soccer
• Fencing
• Field Hockey

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Blood Thirsty Sports

• Bear Baiting
• Bull Baiting
• Cock Fights

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Theatre

• Had to have plays in the afternoon because of no
  artificial light.
• Had a play everyday
• They had there plays in a Court yard.
• Ladies attended, but are usually masked.

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Games

• Chess
• Dicing
• Card Games

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Dancing

• Very popular
• Some of the most popular dances are
• The Measure
• The Pavan
• The Giallard
• The Capriol