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Some photos from the 2019 May Day bank holiday in York (credits: M. Chambers)
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Flower of the Month: The Percys’ Fool in the New World?
The Percy family documents seldom provide much information about named performers, but for Thomas Wigen or Wyggen, the references suggest an eventful, perhaps harrowing life. He appears first in 1605 in a menial role, paid 6 s 8 d ‘for taking up foundations in the garden May the 13˹th˺’.[1] More interesting is a taylor’s bill […]
Flower of the Month: More Evidence of Boy Bishops in Durham
The custom of choosing a boy to act as ‘Bishop’ for one or more days each year, often with a considerable element of parody, was familiar throughout western Europe in the later Middle Ages. The Boy Bishop of Durham was chosen from among the children of the Almonry School, founded around 1340, whose schoolroom was […]
Happy New Year from REED North-East
Happy New Year from the whole team here at REED North-East. We wish you all warm and joyous wishes for 2019!
Pre-pub records from Durham Priory: the Feretrar’s Accounts
REED: Durham editors John McKinnell and Mark Chambers are pleased to announce the launch of the latest collection of records from Durham: the Durham Priory Feretrars’ Accounts. The ‘Feretrar’ (Medieval Latin feretrarius, from feretrum) was the officer-monk in charge of the shrine of St. Cuthbert and relics related to the saint – for their upkeep and maintenance, […]
New Pre-Pub Records: The Ingram family accounts of Temple Newsam
REED Yorkshire West Riding co-editor Sylvia Thomas is proud to announce the launch of ‘pre-pub’ records from the accounts of the Ingram family of Temple Newsam.* Sir Arthur Ingram (before 1571-1642), financier and politician, was born in London, son of Hugh Ingram, a tallow chandler of Yorkshire origin and his wife Anne, daughter of Richard […]
Message from York Festival Trust – ‘The Mystery Plays’
The York Festival Trust have announced the line-up and call for performers for this summer’s production of ‘The Mystery Plays’. More information may be found here: http://www.yorkmysteryplays.co.ukhttps://mailchi.mp/314d584067d3/our-20th-year-is-all-coming-together?e=c397237b85
Call For Papers: Société Internationale pour l’étude du Théâtre Médiéval (SITM), Genova, 8-13 July 2019
The sixteenth triennial colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’étude du Théâtre Médiéval will be held in Genova, Italy from July 8-13 2019, the length of the congress depending on the number of papers. This is a general call for papers to be contributed to the conference. Following standard SITM guidelines, all accepted papers in their […]
Call for Productions: Société Internationale pour l’étude du Théâtre Médiéval (SITM), Genova, 8-13 July 2019
The sixteenth triennial colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’étude du Théâtre Médiéval will be held in Genova, Italy from July 8-13 2019, the length of the congress depending on the number of papers. Performances of relevant dramatic pieces have long been intrinsic to these triennial conferences. This is an open call for production proposals for […]