'Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester', 1581, (1942). 16th century scene: Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester dance the volta as musicians play stringed instruments. Sir Philip Sidney sits by the fireplace. From "English Music', by W. J. Turner. [Collins, London, 1942]

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