Viewing Event Record: John Chamberlain includes bear-baiting among Christmas entertainments at court

Abstract

John Chamberlain writes to Sir Ralph Winwood of the entertainments at Court this past Christmas, and observes that the bear-baiting made the season 'not so dull and dead as was expected.'

Date Event Recorded

Date

From: 17 January 1603 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date

From: 1602 (Source of claim: original)

Feast

Name

Christmas season (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name

Bear Garden

Name

Court

People