York Mystery Plays: Performance, Guilds, and Manuscripts (c. 1375–1600)

1. Corpus Christi cycle recorded in York

   Jan 1, 1376Labels: Corpus Christi, York civic

   • Britannica

2. Ordo Paginarum list compiled for the cycle

   Jan 1, 1415Labels: Ordo Paginarum, York common

   • REED Online

3. Mercers’ Doomsday wagon contract and inventory

   Jan 1, 1433Labels: Mercers' Doomsday, wagon contract

   • Leeds Digital
   • METS
   • Merchants Hall

4. York Register manuscript copied for civic use

   Jan 1, 1463Labels: Add MS, York Register

   • British Library
   • METS

5. Guild-pageant assignments preserved in Add MS 35290

   Jan 1, 1477Labels: Add MS, guild assignments

   • British Library
   • Britannica

6. Reformation-era pressure reshapes religious drama

   Jan 1, 1534Labels: English Reformation, religious drama

   • Britannica
   • York Mystery Plays

7. Corporation ownership of the Register ends

   Jan 1, 1553Labels: Add MS, Corporation of

   • DIAMM
   • British Library

8. Final recorded performance and effective suppression

   Jan 1, 1569Labels: Final performance, York cycle

   • York Mystery Plays
   • Univ York

9. Lucy Toulmin Smith publishes landmark edition

   Jan 1, 1885Labels: Lucy Toulmin, printed edition

   • York Mystery Plays
   • Pascal Theatre

10. Manuscript collected and later acquired by the British Museum

    May 1, 1899Labels: Ashburnham collection, British Museum

    • British Library

11. Large-scale modern revival staged in York

    Jan 1, 1951Labels: 1951 revival, York Festival

    • York Mystery Plays
    • York Museum Gardens

12. Scholars publish the 1433 Mercers’ document

    Jan 1, 1971Labels: Mercers' document, Johnston &

    • Leeds Digital
    • Early Theatre

13. REED project begins publishing civic drama records

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: REED project, civic records

    • REED overview
    • REED Online

14. Digitization expands access to the York Register

    Jan 1, 2000Labels: digitization, Add MS

    • British Library