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The Renaissance Period had many violent sports including one of the most famous forms of entertainment; soccer. Soccer was very violent due to the lack of rules and regulations. People loved the game and loved watching it but the government was not too fond of the game.The government looked at soccer as being to harmful towards people. Everybody wanted to win and it was an honor to win the game that contained many injuries. Today in soccer there are referees that make sure a minimum amount of injuries are sustained, and that the players play nice and follow the rules that were set to the game. Soccer in today's societies is still honored and valued, in fact it is one of the most popular sports in the world. Soccer today is much safer than it was during the Renaissance period, thanks to new rules and regulations.

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During the Renaissance Period, animals were used as entertainment for all the people in different social classes. They would put the animals into an arena and they would try to kill one another, the one that killed the other one would win. There were different types of entertainment using animals, such as bearbaiting, bullbaiting, and cockfighting. Bearbaiting consisted of a bear tied to a long rope and there would be fierce dogs that would attack the bear. Bullbaiting was when a bull would be attacked until it died. Cockfighting would be the same but using two roosters. The people would be entertained by this and would bet money with others. This was not a cruel thing to watch for them, it was normal and they would like attending these events. Many people today view the killing between animals as a cruel thing, but others do not and still enjoy doing these events. Dog- Baiting and cockfighting are one of the two best known that still go on. Animal baiting nowadays is seen less like it would have in the Renaissance Period. People all around the world are now working so they can save animals and protect them.

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During the Renaissance period, sports such as soccer and football were rather violent. They were violent due to lack of rules and regulations. The government frowned upon these types of activities because they were so destructive and harmful to individual persons. However, the people of the Renaissance era valued honor and victory, even if it meant their physical wellbeing would be harmed. To the people living during this era, the injuries and violence sustained were simply part of the honor, and it was all part of the game. This is different than todays values. Where we do still value honor and victory, we also place a great importance on safety, which can be achieved through rules and regulations. This is also were referees come into play in sports such as soccer and football. In today’s society, sports are safer than they were during the Renaissance era thanks to rules and regulations that were not prescribed to during past eras.

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Blood Sports
People found value in blood sports. It had great appeal for the Elizatethans. Bearbaiting/bullbaiting was considered a sport to them. They enjoyed to see the dogs attack the bear/bull, while it maintained tied. In modern society this particular sport is not seen although however, now people see more of dog fights. It may not be as intense as a bear but it is still seen as cruel and is illegal in many states.

Team Sports
Team sports were also very violent. They played football. It was very violent because there weren't many rules to it. They would hurl together trying to strike the ball to the opponents side

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In England in the 16th century there were about 3 million people, most living in small towns with less than 10 streets and populations of around 7000 people. In these towns, the markets were a big deal, being a place for farmers to sell produce and women to talk and gossip. For a farmer, all year is work and they use all of the months in the year.

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these are some amusements in the renaissance:
cockfighting
bullbaiting
bearbaiting
and more

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Cockfighting and blood sports were common which are considered as bad or ruthless sports now but then they were just competitions. Blood sports were sports that involved fighting and killing of animals and even humans.

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During the Elizabeth era, games and entertainment were very gruesome and bloody. There was one game that is similar to the ancestor of American football but was more violent and dangerous, some people were on foot and others on horseback the point of the game was to hit a ball with a stick or club.

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In the Elizabethan times events such as bullbaiting, bearbaiting, and cockfights were very popular amongst all classes of people.

Soccer was initially frowned upon because of its cause of bloodshed and riots.

Elizabethans.

The Bubonic plague was spread by the bite of a flea from an infected host. Some symptoms of the plague were diarrhea, vomiting, chills, a fever, and the formation of buboes from which the name of the plague derived.

This plague was very contagious and since there were so many people living in England at the time this was a vary dangerous disease.

~JESUS~

People who broke the law and the act was of a “lesser nature” then they would usually be humiliated at the stocks. If someone commited a felony (Murder, Grand Theft, etc.) then they would usually be executed by means of quartering or decapitation.

~Isbul~

Gambling was referred to as gaming

There were different units of measurement

A Drabber is someone who spends too much time with women

It was illegal to be a catholic priest in England

Mass was illegal

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During the Elizabethan Era there was a lot of different type of entertainment and games, such as: bearbaiting, bullbaiting, cockfighting, hurling, fencing, and betting. These types of entertainment were normal to them but to us they were seen as dangerous and cruel games because it would end up killing animals. One game that is still similar today is bowling, which was back then called bowls.

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From the research and new information I was able to collect I was able to see how some of the people in the Elizabethan era spent their time when they weren't working. There were different types of games, some were cruel to animals or to humans, some games were innocent that children played. People during this time seemed to drink quite a lot, so that could have led to the increase in violence.

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Recreation and Sports

Spectator/Blood Sports

Two sports that are now known as inhumane were very active twice a week in London.

To people now they may be to grouse cruel and or violent but back then those sports attracted many large crowds. Those sports included bear baiting or bull baiting. And even women were interested in going and seeing those events. People from that era were not sensitive in physical suffering either in human beings or animals.

Bear baiting: a bear tied to stake by a long rope. They were put into a large pit where large mastiff’s were let in for the purpose of just attacking the tied up bear.

Bullbaiting: similar like Bearbaiting but the bull in this case was “worried to death” basically it was teased or hurt until it died.

Team Sports

Team sports were violent as well. Football was started upon Elizabeth’s reign. The object of the game was to strike a ball (will the stick or a club) so that it went over the opponents goal.

Also soccer but that was mostly frowned upon because of all of the bloodshed that it caused.

Individual Activities

Fencing was one of the most popular sports. Betting was used during fencing. They would bet that one could hit their opponent a certain numbers of times in a certain place. Hawking was also popular among the men. They would capture a wild bird and tame it by sealing its eyes with a needle and tying the thread back over the head of the bird. So that the trainer could open or close the birds eyes whenever he wanted.

Simple Games

The game of BOWLS was popular as well. In which a small bowl or ball was used as the mark at the end of a green lawn. The players roll the ball the one closest to the jack is the winner.

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Population at least 3 million people in England/ less than ten streets and market was a place to talk and sell things.

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Bear Baiting: a bear stuck to a steak and was put in a pit where their was either a lion or a massive dog and if it was killed they were called winner sand if not the poor bear was still killed.

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I believe that people did not have many emotions about much of anything because they used to put animals up against each other by playing games and betting on them; some of these were called bullbaiting, bearbaiting, and cock-fights

They also had many fun sports. one of my favorites is hurling. This now Irish sport is a mix between football, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, golf, and baseball.

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Blood sports- people today think they are too gruesome, cruel and violent.

They did however have great appeal for Elizabethans.

Lots of men and women of all classes watched this sports such as bear baiting or bull baiting.

Elizabeth used it to entertain visiting ambassadors.

The average Elizabethan was not sensate to the spectacle of physical suffering of either humans or animals.

In bear baiting the bear would be tied to a stake by a long rope, the bear was put in a pit where four or five large fierce dogs called mastiffs or in some cases lions would attack the bear.

What ever animal killed the other won.

bullbaiting was similar to bear baiting but the bull was let in to the pit and teased or hurt until it died.

In Cock fighting they would put sharp blades on each of the rosters feet and put in to a ring to fight to the death men of all classes can to see and bet on theses fights.

In the Elizabethan era animals lives were not seen as they are today people did not care for the animals like they do today. They did it because they were not as sensitive as people today. In the writing historian M.St. Clair Byrne said “ the average Elizabethan was not as sensitive to the spectacle of the physical suffering, either in humans or animals” . Therefore they did not see the sports they did and watched like bull and bear baiting or cockfighting was not bad at all.

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Common men played football received its name not because the ball was kicked but because all the players went on foot.
Hurling, a combination of hockey and polo, had some players on foot, others on horseback

·      The object of the game was to strike a ball so that it went over the opponents goal

·      Soccer was also played, but the government frowned upon it since it was the cause of many riots and bloodshed
·      Fencing was one of the most popular of sports

·      In addition, much time was spent with the sport of hawking - very popular with gentlemen

·      Training a Hawk or a falcon began with the capturing of a wild bird, then taming it by sealing its eyes with needle and thread, then tying the thread back over the head of the bird so the trainer could open and close the bird’s eyes at will
·      The players roll their bowls toward the jack, and the one coming closest to it would be the winner

·      When a bowl touched a jack, it was said to kiss it
There are multiple sports that we all still play around the world and they are still popular everywhere.

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Renaissance Amusement

Two sports found in London are known to be inhumane and also, “blood sports” with harsh, gory, and violent appeal for the Elizatethans. Most of the Elizatethans are brutal hearted, meaning harsh things could occur to a person or an animal and it would not affect these people. Sports like, bear or bull baiting was a big thing back then, this is when the bear has a rope around them and four to five large dog or also known as a lion, are to attack the bear. If the large animal does not survive then the dog is considered the winner, but if they were to refuse the fight then they would be declared the loser. However, bullbaiting is quite similar, although the bull is released into the pit and “worried to death” teased or hurt until it died. Cockfighting is also a blood sport supported by the Elizatethans, the roosters had attachments such as blades on each foot and the rooster was put into the pit to fight until death. However, cockfighting was not cheap, but all classes were involved in the fighting.  Team sports were also harsh and violent such as the animal sports, the men played a sport similar to football, (not American football) which the name was granted because each player was on foot. Very few rules were demanded during this sport. Other sports such as, hurling which consisted of hockey and polo, that included men on foot as well as horseback.

The sports were called blood sports because at the time the rules were faint and not regulated. Still to this day many people are illegally fighting animals.

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Two sports that are considered inhumane today were done twice a week in London, they were called “Blood Sports” by most people today it’s too gruesome, and wrong and cruel but the Elizabethans had a great appeal for it. (They loved it) Large amounts of people loved to see a bear or a bull be baited (Taunted) by another animal so they could attack the bull or bear or end in blood hence the name “Blood Sports”. It was held in a colosseum type structure.

Bear Baiting involved a bear tied to a stake by a long rope and the stake was in the middle. Then a group of lions or “Mastiffs” were sent to attack the bear. Sometimes the bear would win and sometimes the bear would lose. Sometimes apes were used instead of bears.

Bullbaiting was the same as bearbaiting, except the bull was freely released into the pit and was teased or hurt until it died.

Cockfighting was another good blood sport, Roosters were fitted with sharp blades on their talons and pit into a pit till one of them died. Fighting Roosters were expensive so it took a well to do man to own the birds but any man would come see the fights.

People back in the Renaissance time who did not value their animals as much put them into these games for others entertainment, most of the animals that came from people were not needed. Many animals were slaughtered for the use of entertainment.

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During the Renaissance there were blood sports that would be considered inhumane today. Bull baiting, Cockfighting and bear baiting were some blood sports played at the time. People during the Renaissance didn't really see animals lives as valuable. During bull baiting people would harm and torture until it would die. Today animalslives are seen differently more people now think that we should value animals lives.

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People during the Renaissance didn't have the views similar to ours, especially in regards to blood sports: events where animals or people fought to the death. Events like these are still held illegally and are quite controversial today.

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People during the Renaissance were interested in violence. They enjoy watching other organisms die. For example, they tie a bear (or an ape) to a stake by a long rope, then they bring in dogs to attack them. The dog(s) that survives is the winner. They also attached blades to chickens and watched they kill each other. Killing was considered a sport during the Renaissance.

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During the Renaissance period, animals was used as entertainment for people to enjoy to watch. Many people came to see many animal sports like bear or bull baiting, and cockfighting. These sports was really dangerous for animals. In bear baiting, a bear is tied to a stake by a long rope. Then, 4 or 5 dogs was invited in the area to kill the bear for its steak. The dogs would win if the bear was killed. Bull baiting was about the same, but bulls was more scared of death, and had more of a chance to die. Cockfighting was another popular animal sport. Roosters (usually owned by rich people) with sharp claws, tried to kill each other. People bet on cockfighting. Now, cockfighting is illegal in the US, but is still played secretly. People can get arrested for allowing animals to fight each other. More people are animal lovers, and don't want to see animals getting beaten up, or killed. Less animals are tortured now, then during the Renaissance period. Because now, people really care about animals' safety.

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During the Tudor rule, Henry VIII was married 6 times, with 3 of the marriages ending in the wife being executed. Most of the marriages ended because the wives couldn't bear a son to heir to the throne. This made me realize how big of a deal it was that there a male in the monarch rule.

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During the Renaissance, people found a new appreciation for sports and other activities. One example is called blood sports. These often involved animals being placed in arenas, and being attacked by other animals until their ultimate death. This practice shows how there was less censorship during this era, and that people were less sensitive to violence. Violence found its way into other sports too, such as soccer and football. This was due to lack of rules and regulations, and these types of sports were often frowned upon by the government because of their extreme levels of violence. However, people still enjoyed playing blood sports and violent sports such as soccer and football. This was common during this time, and it was considered their way of life.

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This made me believe that the Elizabethan people take pride in the different activities seen in this era. They show off their wealth which is seen in the outfits that the women wore. They wore extravagant ruffs and kurltles (skirts). The games and events involving this era was also different from modern ways of activities. With using animals as the show case and being violent was the number 1 way of entertainment.

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I learned about how the people during that time were not sensitive to death, killings, and blood. I learned that punishments were violent because they would put criminals in stakes or they would be decapitated in public. The sports were also violent because they would watch people kill each other or animals getting killed as some form of punishment. The lesson that I learned is that people were not sensitive and that they enjoy people or animals fight to death.

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People of the Renaissance took part in gossip, gambling, and sports (violent and non-violent). Since this time period is a "rebirth" gossiping wasn't just talking about people, they used it as a way to flirt. When, flirting, it could be done anywhere, nobody judged anyone about it. Not judging people about what they chose to do is an idea that has transcended throughout time.

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People grew up with violent games around them so they were used to it for example: Hawking, soccer, and football. These violent games led people to believe more rules were needed for the games, that's why some sports are more safe today. Blood sports involved animals killing each other, or people torturing an animal until they die. These games led us to believe that safe sports are needed.