Super Short Summary

The York Mystery Plays, also known as the York Corpus Christi Plays, are a cycle of forty-eight short Middle English plays that narrate religious history from creation to the Last Judgment. Various craft guilds in York performed them, aligning with the Corpus Christi festivities until their suppression in 1569. Now an annual Yorkshire Festival celebrates these plays. Themes of worship, sin, and redemption are explored, starting with creation and Lucifer's fall, through key biblical events like Noah's story, Moses, and the life of Jesus, culminating in the Last Judgment. Sensitive topics include violence and unjust treatment of individuals.