Circus History

When I was about 11, a shopkeeper gave me an out-of-date circus poster of a growling lion’s head to stick

Philip Astley and the First Circuses; A Very British Institution

Here is a challenge for you – stop anyone in the street and ask them if they know what a

Circus Talk is happy to announce a new yearlong series titled Circus History Talk 250, where we will explore the

Horace Leonard Ridler (1882-1965) was born in Surrey, South East England. He was the youngest son of an upper-class family

And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: November 12, 1859, 158 years ago today … a day for

Lulu Adams was born Louise Craston in 1900 to Joe Craston and Martha Cashmore. Lulu was born into a family

The Bindlestiff Family Circus shared their review of the circus panel discussion on the sideshow resurgence and history that took

Carne de fieras (Flesh for Beasts) is a 1936 Spanish film in which French animal tamer Georges Marck and dancer