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."
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.
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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They did not go to Jamestown. They set out for Virginia but got blown off course and landed in Massachusetts in 1620.
50 percent of the pilgrims
nothing!
They set foot in jacksonville
September 16, 1620
The Mayflower Compact
The pilgrims wanted an easier life (ended up not being easy) and also for religious beliefs.
November 11,1620
The Pilgrims set sail to American from the country of England. They came to America in 1620 and founded the Plymouth Colony.