Philip Astley

Philip Astley – The Father Of The Modern Circus

Hamilton Historical Records

Philip Astley is considered, by many, to be the father of the modern circus. Philip created an amphitheatre in which many of his shows, such as “The Flying Wardrobe” and “The Battle of Waterloo”, were displayed to the European public in the 1800s.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a Virginia historian and legal expert who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower ship, American founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, two of whom marched with General Sherman to Atlanta, two Confederate veterans, and President Theodore Roosevelt’s and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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