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Massacre of the Innocents — For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, see Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens). The Holy Innocents by Giotto di Bondone. The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of infanticide by the King of Judea, Herod the Great. According to the Gospel of… … Wikipedia
Worshipful Company of Clothworkers — The Livery Hall of the Clothworkers Company in 1859. The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1528, formed by the amalgamation of its two predecessor Companies, the Fullers (incorporated 1480) and the Shearmen… … Wikipedia
Coventry Mystery Plays — The Coventry Mystery Plays, or Coventry Corpus Christi Pageants, are a cycle of medieval mystery plays from Coventry, West Midlands, England, and are perhaps best known as the source of the Coventry Carol . Two plays from the original cycle are… … Wikipedia
Coventry Carol — The Coventry Carol is a Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two… … Wikipedia
Clothworkers' Company — Formed by the incorporation of the Shearmen and Fullers into one art or mystery to be called the Clothworkers, 19 H. VIII. (Herbert, II. p. 651). Possess ordinances of their own Company and of the Shearmen and Fullers (ib.). Samuel Pepys … Dictionary of London
Coventry — For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). City of Coventry City Metropolitan borough … Wikipedia
York Mystery Plays — The York Mystery Plays are an English cycle of forty eight mystery plays, or pageants, which cover sacred history from the creation to the Last Judgement. These were traditionally presented on the feast day of Corpus Christi (a movable feast… … Wikipedia
Bildeston — is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, about five miles north of Hadleigh. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is Bild s homestead.According to Bildeston Church and Village by Sue Andrews … Wikipedia
Poculi Ludique Societas — PLS, or Poculi Ludique Societas, the Medieval Renaissance Players of Toronto, sponsors productions of early plays, from the beginnings of medieval drama (see mystery plays) to as late as the middle of the seventeenth century. The group had its… … Wikipedia
Xiamen — /ˈʃɪəmɛn/ (say shearmen) noun 1. an island off Fujian province in south eastern China, opposite Taiwan. 2. a port on this island. 3. the dialect of Min Nan spoken here and in southern Fujian, Jiangxi, and Taiwan. See Fujian (def. 2). {Mandarin} …
