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Where did Pantomime come from?

In the History of Pantomime, it is claimed that Pantomime has its roots in ‘Commedia dell’Arte’, a 16th-century Italian entertainment, however, in Roman in 467 BC  they had Pantomimus , which was a mime show… 

The real Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington is a well known pantomime. Of the many versions of it, we at the History Portal have our own version, Daring Dick Whittington. https://history-portal.com/index.php/product/daring-dick-whittington/ In our version, Dick Whittington comes from a rich… 

Where did Aladdin come from?

Originally it comes from the ‘Tales of the Arabian Nights’, but to be different the Pantomime Aladdin is based China. Would you believe that the first recorded performance of a show called Aladdin was as… 

“Tulip Mania” a Dutch financial crisis

Tulip Mania discussed In the 17th century Holland had the highest per capita income in the world. This was because the Dutch Republic’s economic and financial system was at the time the most advanced and… 

The 1620s European Financial crisis.

Yes, they even had them in Europe in the 17th Century, they called this one  “Tipper and See-Saw Time”, that was the name given to a financial crisis during the start of the Thirty Years’… 

The story of Anne Bonny & Mary Read

On November 15th 1720 Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack were captured by Capt. Jonathan Barnet and brought to Spanish Town, Jamaica, for trial! Two Women Pirates! Anne Bonny and Mary Read were two… 

The Beginning of Pantomime

Let me tell you about the beginning of Pantomime. Pantomime today is a form of comic British theatre but it evolved from many different sources. In Roman times they had mime shows created by a…