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Trick-riding displays of 1768
- When
- 1768
- Where
- London riding-school site
Astley and Patty Jones gave successful trick-riding displays in London in 1768, prompting the founding of his riding school.
Following the success of trick-riding displays given by Astley and his wife Patty Jones in 1768, Astley founded a riding school in London. That school, Astley's Amphitheatre, became the heritage of the modern circus as an integrated entertainment including music, domesticated animals, acrobats, and clowns.
Sources
- Philip Astley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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