Entries for the tag ‘Wakefield or Towneley Mystery Plays’
A collection of thirty-two Biblical mystery plays including some of the best-known examples of medieval English drama, probably performed around the Feast of Corpus Christi, but probably not in Wakefield. 
- 8 June 1561: A York official explains why textile manufacturing has left his city for the West Riding
- 27 May 1576: The Elizabethan Ecclesiastical Commission at York prohibits performance of a Corpus Christi play at Wakefield
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