Bear Garden

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Bear Garden was a prominent Elizabethan-era London entertainment venue known for hosting bear-baiting and other blood sports.

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Label Occurrences
Bear Garden canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan entertainment venue ⓘ
bear-baiting arena ⓘ
blood sports venue ⓘ
activity pitting dogs against bears ⓘ
pitting dogs against bulls ⓘ
country England ⓘ
culturalContext early modern English popular entertainment ⓘ
entertainmentForm animal combat ⓘ
spectator sport ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance

Tudor period ⓘ
hasFeature central pit ⓘ
enclosed arena ⓘ
tiered seating ⓘ
historicalReputation notorious venue for blood sports ⓘ
knownFor cruelty to animals ⓘ
noisy crowds ⓘ
violent spectacles ⓘ
locatedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Southwark ⓘ
locatedOn Bankside ⓘ
near The Globe Theatre ⓘ
The Hope Theatre ⓘ
linked to: Hope Theatre

The Rose Theatre ⓘ
partOf Elizabethan London ⓘ
linked to: Early modern London
patronType London playgoers ⓘ
commoners ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ
typeOfAttraction animal-baiting ring ⓘ
usedFor bear-baiting ⓘ
bull-baiting ⓘ
other blood sports ⓘ
public spectacles ⓘ

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Edward Alleyn → coOwnerOf → Bear Garden ⓘ