Mankind and late-medieval English morality plays (c. 1460–1550)

1. Macro Plays copied in East Anglia

   Jan 1, 1460Labels: Macro Manuscript, East Anglia, Morality Plays

   • Folgerpedia
   • Macro Manuscript

2. Wisdom morality play dated to early 1460s

   Jan 1, 1460Labels: Wisdom play, Morality Play

   • Wisdom play
   • Folgerpedia

3. Mankind composed amid Edward IV coinage references

   Jan 1, 1465Labels: Mankind play, Edward IV

   • Mankind play
   • Folgerpedia

4. Thomas Hyngman copies Mankind and Wisdom

   Jan 1, 1465Labels: Thomas Hyngman, Macro Manuscript

   • Folgerpedia
   • Macro Manuscript

5. Mankind reflects touring performance for paying audiences

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Mankind play, Traveling Players

   • Folgerpedia
   • Mankind play

6. Dutch Elckerlijc written, later influencing Everyman

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Elckerlijc, Dutch Morality

   • Elckerlijc
   • Everyman

7. Mankind preserved in the Macro Manuscript

   Jan 1, 1475Labels: Macro Manuscript, Folger MS

   • Folgerpedia
   • Macro Manuscript

8. The World and the Child likely staged in early Tudor era

   Jan 1, 1508Labels: The World, Tudor Interlude

   • World Child

9. Everyman associated with early 16th-century performance

   Jan 1, 1510Labels: Everyman, Morality Play

   • Everyman
   • Elckerlijc

10. Wynkyn de Worde prints The World and the Child

    Jul 17, 1522Labels: Wynkyn de, The World

    • World Child
    • Bodleian OTA

11. Everyman printed in an edition linked to John Skot

    Jan 1, 1530Labels: Everyman, John Skot

    • Everyman
    • Luminarium

12. 1543 Act increases control over religious expression

    May 12, 1543Labels: Act for, Henry VIII

    • True Religion Act
    • Britannica 9th

13. Macro plays published together in Furnivall’s edition

    Jan 1, 1882Labels: Furnivall Edition, Macro Plays

    • Folgerpedia

14. Folger acquires Macro Manuscript, securing long-term access

    Aug 1, 1936Labels: Folger Shakespeare, Macro Manuscript

    • Macro Manuscript
    • Folgerpedia