67:
280:
in London and even developed a rivalry with another exhibitor, Atkins. Once when he arrived at the fair, his elephant died and Atkins put up a sign "The Only Live
Elephant in the Fair". Wombwell simply put up a scroll with the words "The Only Dead Elephant in the Fair" and explained that seeing a
264:
summoned him to look at his dogs who kept dying and
Wombwell quickly noticed that their water was poisoning them. When the prince asked what he could do in return for this favour, Wombwell said, "What can you give a man who has everything?" However, Wombwell requested some oak timber from the
488:
Villiers
Everett, Shaun, George Wombwell (1777 - 1850) Volume One: Events at Warwick (Wombwell Collection 2016) and George Wombwell (1777 - 1850)Volume Two: The World's Greatest Showman (Wombwell Collection 2017), which covers his life in London from 1800 to his eventual death at
281:
dead elephant was an even a rarer thing than a live one. The public, realising that they could see a living elephant at any time, flocked to see and poke the dead one. Throughout the fair Atkins' menagerie was largely deserted, much to his disgust.
362:
207:. However, because many of the animals were from hotter climes, many of them died in the British climate. Sometimes Wombwell could profitably sell the body to a
237:
Over the years, Wombwell expanded three menageries that traveled around the country. Wombwell was a regular exhibitor at the annual Knott Mill Fair in
510:
419:
29:
261:
527:
582:
218:
Wombwell bred and raised many animals himself, including the first lion to be bred in captivity in
Britain; he named it William in honour of
577:
120:, and collected a whole menagerie and put them on display. In 1810 he founded the Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie and began to tour the
313:
498:
445:
451:
20:
246:
384:
295:
recalls the lion and dog fight in
Warwick with well researched evidence, but questions whether it ever actually took place.
408:
Gretchen
Holrook Gerzina, Editor, "Black Victorians-Black Victoriana" (Rutgers University Press: New Brunswick, NJ, 2003)
562:
317:
the lion tamer, Ronder, is described thus: "Ronder, of course, was a household word. He was the rival of
Wombwell".
250:
532:
299:
covers
Wombwell's life as the most famous showman, from his arrival in London around 1800 to his death in 1850.
245:'s circus. He was invited to the royal court on five occasions to exhibit his animals, three times before Queen
234:. Nero refused to fight but when Wombwell released William, he mauled the dogs and the fight was soon stopped.
223:
266:
587:
105:
to London docks, he bought them for £75 and began to exhibit them in taverns. He soon made a good profit.
423:
567:
557:
552:
222:. In 1825 Warwick, Wombwell, in collaboration with Sam Wedgbury and dog dealer Ben White's assistant
132:
572:
356:
344:
254:
533:
Transcript of George
Wombwell speaking at the inquest into his nephew's death at his Menagerie
494:
285:
71:
456:
277:
249:. In 1847 the Queen Victoria noted the bravery of the "British Lion Queen", the nickname of
28:
331:
308:
219:
253:
who appeared with lions, leopards and tigers. Chapman married
Wombwell's business rival
212:
82:
51:
546:
490:
117:
78:
48:
66:
326:
242:
227:
475:
388:
208:
44:
460:
238:
188:
125:
273:
fashioned for himself, which he then proceeded to exhibit for a special fee.
113:
94:
40:
284:
George Wombwell died in 1850 and was buried in his Royal George coffin in
446:"Chapman [married name Sanger], Ellen (1830/31–1899), lion tamer"
200:
152:
136:
124:
of Britain. By 1839 it totalled fifteen wagons, and was accompanied by a
231:
192:
184:
180:
156:
144:
140:
270:
176:
172:
168:
109:
102:
90:
215:; other times he chose to exhibit the dead animal as a curiosity.
204:
196:
164:
148:
86:
65:
27:
537:
160:
121:
98:
108:
Wombwell began to buy exotic animals from ships that came from
511:"About Johannes V. Jensens' himmerland stories "Wombwell""
39:(24 December 1777 – 16 November 1850) was a famous
101:. However, when a ship from South America brought two
455:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.
444:
538:Website for researching Wombwell and Menageries
422:. The Fairground Heritage Trust. Archived from
8:
19:For other people named George Wombwell, see
361:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
418:The Manchester Guardian (14 April 1852).
297:George Wombwell (1777 - 1850): Volume Two
293:George Wombwell (1777 - 1850): Volume One
452:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
376:
354:
528:George Wombwell at the zoology museum
230:between his docile lion Nero and six
7:
420:"Knott Mill Fair, Manchester, 1852"
288:, under a statue of his lion Nero.
241:, a venue he sometimes shared with
314:The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
14:
21:George Wombwell (disambiguation)
56:Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie
1:
583:Burials at Highgate Cemetery
476:UK public library membership
77:George Wombwell was born at
604:
578:People from Saffron Walden
89:. Around 1800 he moved to
18:
70:George Wombwell's tomb,
461:10.1093/ref:odnb/53839
74:
33:
269:. From this he had a
93:and in 1804 became a
69:
31:
349:New Himmerland Tales
347:(1904). "Wombwell".
276:Wombwell frequented
133:travelling menagerie
345:Jensen, Johannes V.
563:British zoologists
265:recently salvaged
195:of scripture"), 3
75:
34:
474:(Subscription or
286:Highgate Cemetery
72:Highgate Cemetery
16:British zoologist
595:
515:
514:
507:
501:
486:
480:
479:
471:
469:
467:
448:
441:
435:
434:
432:
431:
415:
409:
406:
400:
399:
397:
396:
387:. Archived from
381:
366:
360:
352:
278:Bartholomew Fair
260:On one occasion
32:George Wombwell.
603:
602:
598:
597:
596:
594:
593:
592:
543:
542:
524:
519:
518:
509:
508:
504:
487:
483:
473:
465:
463:
443:
442:
438:
429:
427:
426:on 5 March 2011
417:
416:
412:
407:
403:
394:
392:
383:
382:
378:
373:
353:
343:
340:
338:Further reading
332:Joseph Nicholds
323:
309:Sherlock Holmes
305:
220:William Wallace
64:
37:George Wombwell
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
601:
599:
591:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
545:
544:
541:
540:
535:
530:
523:
522:External links
520:
517:
516:
502:
481:
436:
410:
401:
391:on 25 May 2009
375:
374:
372:
369:
368:
367:
339:
336:
335:
334:
329:
322:
319:
304:
301:
213:medical school
83:Saffron Walden
63:
60:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
600:
589:
588:Zoo directors
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
550:
548:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
525:
521:
512:
506:
503:
500:
499:9781544871493
496:
492:
491:Northallerton
485:
482:
477:
462:
458:
454:
453:
447:
440:
437:
425:
421:
414:
411:
405:
402:
390:
386:
380:
377:
370:
364:
358:
351:. Copenhagen.
350:
346:
342:
341:
337:
333:
330:
328:
325:
324:
320:
318:
316:
315:
310:
302:
300:
298:
294:
289:
287:
282:
279:
274:
272:
268:
263:
262:Prince Albert
258:
256:
255:George Sanger
252:
251:Ellen Chapman
248:
244:
240:
235:
233:
229:
226:, arranged a
225:
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
129:
127:
123:
119:
118:South America
115:
111:
106:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
79:Duddenhoe End
73:
68:
62:Life and work
61:
59:
57:
54:. He founded
53:
50:
46:
43:exhibitor in
42:
38:
30:
26:
22:
505:
484:
464:. Retrieved
450:
439:
428:. Retrieved
424:the original
413:
404:
393:. Retrieved
389:the original
385:"How a Lion"
379:
348:
327:Lion-baiting
312:
311:short story
306:
296:
292:
290:
283:
275:
267:Royal George
259:
243:Pablo Fanque
236:
228:Lion-baiting
217:
130:
107:
76:
55:
36:
35:
25:
568:Lion tamers
558:1850 deaths
553:1777 births
224:Bill George
209:taxidermist
191:("the real
573:Shoemakers
547:Categories
478:required.)
466:28 October
430:2011-09-07
395:2007-09-05
371:References
303:In fiction
239:Manchester
126:brass band
47:and early
493:in 1850.
357:cite book
291:The book
257:in 1850.
181:ostriches
137:elephants
135:included
114:Australia
95:shoemaker
49:Victorian
41:menagerie
321:See also
247:Victoria
232:bulldogs
201:wildcats
185:panthers
157:leopards
153:kangaroo
141:giraffes
307:In the
193:unicorn
177:onagers
173:ocelots
169:monkeys
145:gorilla
81:, near
52:Britain
45:Regency
497:
472:
271:coffin
205:zebras
197:tigers
165:llamas
110:Africa
91:London
211:or a
189:rhino
161:lions
149:hyena
122:fairs
87:Essex
495:ISBN
468:2020
363:link
203:and
187:, a
159:, 6
147:, a
143:, a
131:His
116:and
103:boas
99:Soho
457:doi
97:in
549::
449:.
359:}}
355:{{
199:,
183:,
179:,
175:,
171:,
167:,
163:,
155:,
151:,
139:,
128:.
112:,
85:,
58:.
513:.
470:.
459::
433:.
398:.
365:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
