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Lots of Chaucer

Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Nov 9, 2005

Lots of medieval stuff. Pretty cool:

Although Chaucer's Canterbury Tales pilgrims are fictional characters, the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas á Becket was an actual experience for many Medieval folk. This article explores the lives of Chaucer's pilgrims had they been truly alive and their journey real.

Bonus coverage: Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516.

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