A modern Canterbury tale
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For a time it was England’s most famous story. 1170: King Henry II wonders if anyone might rid him of the turbulent priest Thomas Becket. Four knights hear his musing and slay Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Phenomenal outrage ensues: Henry makes a penitential walk to the cathedral, and so, across the following centuries, have pilgrims from all over the world.
In the 14th century, those pilgrims became the subject of England’s most famous author. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales narrat
In the 14th century, those pilgrims became the subject of England’s most famous author. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales narrat
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