View of equestrian performance at Astley’s Amphitheatre former cavalryman Philip Astley is considered the father of the modern circus with his invention of the circus ring at his riding school in 1768.
View of an equestrian performance at Astley’s Amphitheatre:. Former cavalryman Philip Astley is considered the father of the modern circus with his invention of the circus ring at his riding school in 1768.