Viewing Event Record: Paul Hentzner describes the Bear Garden

Abstract

Paul Hentzner, a traveller in England, characterizes the Bear Garden as a place of 'beauty,' and describes the sad spectacle of a baiting.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1629 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
To: 1598 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Bear Garden

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Hentzner, Paul traveller

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Event Type

  • bear-baiting
  • beargarden context
  • bull-baiting