Cooke's Royal Circus
Cooke's Royal Circus (1780–1912) started as a circus show travelling around Great Britain, Britain in the late 18th century. It was primarily an equestrian show with over half the acts involving horses. Thomas Cooke Thomas Cooke was born in 1752. He founded Cooke's Circus around 1780 which was in Ayrshire in 1784 as a travelling show seen at Mauchline by Robert Burns. Cooke's Circus travelled around cities and large towns in England and Scotland, specialising in equestrian acts, acrobats, strongmen and contortionists, many of whom were from Cooke's extended family. They were one of the more famous "circus families". Thomas Taplin Cooke Thomas Taplin Cooke was born in Warwick in 1782 the son of Thomas Cooke and his wife, Mary Ann. He took over his father's circus around 1810. In the autumn of 1830, following a pleasurable visit from King William IV and Queen Adelaide, the company adopted the name "Royal Circus" and retained this name for the remainder of their existence. ...
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