Editing Beverley (section)

===Normans and the Middle Ages===
[[File:The Guildhall, Register Square, Beverley.jpg|thumb|[[Beverley Guildhall]]]]
After the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]], many [[pilgrim]]s flocked to Beverley upon hearing reports of miracles wrought by the town's founder, John. However, much of the [[Northern England|North of England]] rejected Norman rule, and sought to reinstate Viking rule.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> Towns in Yorkshire were obliterated by the Normans in response, with the [[Harrying of the North]]; but Beverley itself was spared, upon the Normans hearing about the town's saintly history.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> In 1086, Beverley was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as comprising around 19 households and lying within the Hundred of Sneculfcros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TA0339/beverley/|title = Beverley &#124; Domesday Book}}</ref> In the 12th&nbsp;century, Beverley developed from a settlement of several thousand, to an extensive town, stretching from around the North Bar area to the Beck in an elongated pattern, it was granted [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in 1122 by [[Thurstan]]. Industry grew further, Beverley especially traded wool with the cloth making towns of the [[Low Countries]].<ref name="beverleyhistory"/>

[[File:Beverley Westwood showing The Black Mill.jpg|thumb|left|Westwood and the Black Mill]]
The town suffered a large fire in 1188 which destroyed numerous houses, and damaged Beverley Minster. Lady Sybil de Valines gave the Manor of the Holy Trinity on the east side of Beverley to the [[Knights Hospitaller]]s in 1201, where they established a [[preceptory]];<ref>
{{cite web|url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36282|title =Houses of Knights Hospitaller|access-date = 4 March 2008|publisher = British-History.ac.uk}}</ref> also to be found in Beverley during the 13th&nbsp;century were [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[friar]]s who were given some land by [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] upon which they erected buildings. [[Franciscans]] were present.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> A dispute arose between local farmers and the archbishop during the 13th&nbsp;century, about land rights; after the locals demanded a royal inquiry, the archbishop granted the townspeople [[pasture]] and [[pannage]] in the Westwood and other places.

During the 14th&nbsp;century, England experienced periods of famine caused by poor weather conditions which destroyed crops. There were other nationwide issues to contend with at the time, such as the [[Black Death]], the [[Hundred Years' War]] and the [[Peasants' Revolt|Great Rising]]. However, Beverley continued to grow: and by 1377, had become the 10th&nbsp;largest town in England.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/>

The earliest surviving [[Secularity|secular]] [[drama]] in English, ''[[The Interlude of the Student and the Girl]]'' ({{circa|1300}}), may have originated from Beverley.