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The Sounds of Elizabethan Times The Elizabethan Era was a time when music and art were growing more and more each day. This time period, also known as the English Renaissance, is still well known for its styles and sound of music. Queen Elizabeth herself was a musician, and played both the lute and the virginal. It was thought that the virginal was named after Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen.” Other instruments were popular during this …

…were hurt during the game and some were even killed. Hurling was more like rugby, it was played with a box ball and the team size was unlimited and from that it was like football, trying to get the ball form your opponents. The other version of hurling is very much like today’s hockey. It was played with a wooden stick and a ball, the ball was then hit into the other teams goal.