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Philip Astley - Research and Articles - National Fairground and Circus Archive - The University of Sheffield
The Philip Astley Project - On Boxing Day 1804 Philip Astley's circus opened with a special holiday bill featuring the 6' 7" original circus strongman 'the Great Belzoni' with his 'surprising Feats
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Silhouette portrait of Philip Astley. Philip Astley (8 January 1742 – 27 January 1814) was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus". Astley's
The Philip Astley Project - Patty Astley wife of Philip Astley and first lady of the modern circus paved the way for future Queens of the Circus Ring. She was a star
![Roll up, roll up, for the greatest showman on earth: How Philip Astley created the modern circus | The Independent | The Independent Roll up, roll up, for the greatest showman on earth: How Philip Astley created the modern circus | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/01/04/14/philip-astley.jpg?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75)
Roll up, roll up, for the greatest showman on earth: How Philip Astley created the modern circus | The Independent | The Independent
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