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Retired british cavalry officer philip astley establishes his riding school with performances in london - Worldkings - World Records Union
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An advertisement for a circus performance by Philip Astley, with horses. [A collection of broadsides, cuttings from newspapers, engravings, etc., of various dates, formed by Miss S. S. Banks. Bound in nine
![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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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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Philip Astley and the Horsemen who invented the Circus: Jando, Dominique, Binder, Paul: 9781984041319: Amazon.com: Books
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