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Folk plays were very popular in the medieval time period they often consist of drawings and paintings of different things or people. Some examples of folk plays back then would be Hoodening, Guising, Mummers Play and Soul Caking. -
An invasion that happened in the 11th century, brought on by a army of Brenton's Flemish lead by Duke Williams. The invasion lead to the Battle Hasting that went on for days with lots of death and bloodshed between Duke Williams and King Harold. -
The Crusades were religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims theses wars where often fought in a effort to win religious land or freedom. These types of wars were very popular during this time and went on for extended periods of time. -
Marco Polo lived from 1254-1325 he was a merchant who people believed was from Asia. Many say Marco Polo traveled all the way from Europe to Asia. Now days he is known as one of the best pioneers/traveling men ever to live. -
The Corpus Christi Festival is also known as "Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ" this festival originated roughy around 1250-1300 and was a day obligated to honoring Christ. -
A plague causing a global epidemic taking place in Asia around the 1300s, the plague came from 12 ships traveling from the Black Sea landing in Sicilian. When the ship landed many of the people aboard were found dead or very sick. The disease would cause people to have black boils that would bleed. -
The Wakefield Cycle is a long series of plays mainly based on the bible. These plays took place around the middle ages in Wakefield, the plays where a big part of the summertime religious festival. -
Mortality is a play genre popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. These plays did not consist of any type of moral the plays were often constructed to persuade or make up a persons mind to chose the good life instead of a bad life. -
Everyman is a play created in the 15th century about a man that represents mankind. The novel talks about death, how life works, and what is waiting at the end of life. -
Knights in the middle ages where a early form of military/protection men known as knights where often dressed in an abundance of metal gear and protection. Knights of this time would ride a horse with a weapon such as a sword and fight against one another in order to win land or similar things like that.