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What types of people would have been pilgrims and what were their reasons for going to Thomas Becket's shrine?
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During the Middle Ages, religion was very important, and many chose to prove their faith by going on pilgrimages to holy sites. Pilgrims would have included anyone, from various walks of life, who had the funds to pay for a trek to Becket's shrine.
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The Pilgrims.
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The pilgrims, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke
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Pilgrims
What was of the reasons that people like Thomas Jefferson opposed the creation of a national bank?
hes gay
Who were the 3 types of pilgrims?
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Who did the pilgrims eat with?
the pilgrims ate with Indians and other people.
Were Jesuits the same as Pilgrims?
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