The first modern circus was created in London in 1768 by Philip Astley who went on to establish 18 other circuses in cities across Europe. In Belgium circus shows evolved to include colourful marquees ...

along with his predecessor Philip Astley (father of modern circus), is an important part of the circus’ bid to gain intangible cultural heritage status,” he told me. The Department for Culture ...

was the first venue in the world to present acrobatic shows in the now familiar circus ring. It had been founded by Philip Astley in 1769, and was still going strong when Pablo Fanque rode into ...

A new exhibition of posters, photos and illustrations at Lambeth Council’s Archives tells the story of how the borough was the birthplace of the circus in Britain. Although Philip Astley never called ...

It was right here, on Easter Monday, 1768, that Philip and Patty Astley put on a horse-riding show, interspersed by acts from a clown. This was the humble beginnings of Asltey’s Circus ...

When Philip Astley and his trick riders performed in 1768 in a circle not a straight line in a field behind where Waterloo station is now, the idea of the circus ring was born. Matthew Sweet looks ...

Philip Astley, regarded as the "father of the modern circus," staged the first event in an open field at what is now the Waterloo area of London. In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth U.S. state.

If given the go-ahead, the former York Place shopping centre will be turned into 52 new apartments, and its new name is a tribute to founder of the modern circus Philip Astley, who was born in the ...

WHEN circus ringmaster and actor Chris Barltrop came to Cornwall ... That man was Sergeant-Major Philip Astley, "late of His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons". Joining up as a hot headed ...