contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize...
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Canterbury Pilgrim (1893–1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed some ability as a juvenile but failed to win a race. She...
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The Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer are the main characters in the framing narrative of the book. In addition, they can be considered...
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The Canterbury Pilgrims is a 1931 oratorio by George Dyson. It is one of the composer's best known large scale works. Dyson: Canterbury Pilgrims (At The...
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Folkestone: the pilgrims would have had to turn away from it, north along the valley of the Great Stour near Chilham, to reach Canterbury. The prehistoric...
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Pilgrim badges are decorations worn by some of those who undertake a Christian pilgrimage to a place considered holy by the Church. They became very popular...
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Pilgrim or pilgrim in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pilgrim is one who undertakes a religious journey or pilgrimage. Pilgrim(s) or The Pilgrim(s)...
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General Prologue (redirect from General Prologue (Canterbury Tales))
is the first part of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It introduces the frame story, in which a group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of...
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dubbed the settlers on these first four ships "Canterbury Pilgrims." A further 24 shiploads of Canterbury Association settlers, making a total of approximately...
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Geoffrey Chaucer (category The Canterbury Tales)
1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively...
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