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Geoffrey Chaucer's pilgrims set off from the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, en route to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. This journey is depicted in Chaucer's famous work, "The Canterbury Tales."

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Who wrote the The Canterbury Tales in 1387?

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in 1387. It is a collection of stories set within a framing story of a group of pilgrims traveling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury.


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The people in Canterbury set off on pilgrimages primarily during the medieval period, particularly after the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. His shrine in Canterbury Cathedral became a major pilgrimage destination, attracting thousands of pilgrims from across England and beyond. The practice flourished throughout the 12th to the 15th centuries, with pilgrims seeking spiritual healing and penance. Pilgrimages to Canterbury were notably popularized in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales," written in the late 14th century.


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