Lincoln Mystery Plays

The Mystery Plays have a long history and can trace their origins back to the tenth century when monks and the clergy sought to bring to life short extracts from the scriptures for audiences comprising many who were both unable to read and to understand Latin – then, the principal language of the Church. By the fifteenth century, these Mystery Plays had become in some sense early community plays, owned by the townspeople rather than the clergy.

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