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cantaerbury lies about 100km southeast of london in the county of kent,and is one of england's major tourist sites.
the main reason so many people gp there is too see canterbury cathedral,one of england's most famous churches and the headquarters of the anglican church.
the city of canterbury played a crucial role in the history of christianity in england.
the anglo-saxons,who settled in britain from the 6th century,were not originally christian.
around that time,the catholic church sent many missionaries to convert these people.
one of these missionaries,st.augustine,arrived near canterbury in the 6th century,and was welcomed by the local saxon king.
st.augustine set up a church there that eventually became the cathedral.
in the 12th century,an event occurred that changed the history of canterbury.
king henry II of england became involved in a dispute with thomas a becket,the archbishop of canterbury.
some knights overheard the king complaining about the archbishop.
in order to win the king's favour,they murdered the archbishop in the cathedral.
the archbishop's shrine at canterbury subsequently became a popular destination for pilgrims.
this development gave rise to the first major work of english literature,the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer,who lived in the 14th century.
by this time,the canterbury pilgrimages had become a popular feature of english life.
some people went for religious reasons,but others went because the journer provided a welcome break from life's routines as well as a chance to meet new people.
the pilgrims wouldusually gather in london before setting off on foot or on horseback on their journey,which naturally took several days.
chaucer used this journey as a framework for his stories.
he took a group of typical characters,and had each of them tell a story to help entertain their travelling companions as they made their journey to canterbury.
through these stories,chaucer shows us that he was humourist,a philosopher and an accurate observer of human psychology.
even today,we can read these stories of love,deceit,pride and ambition from the 14th century,and find the characters familiar.
chaucer's genius was to create real-life characters,giving a vivid portrayal of their strengths and weaknesses.
chaucer gives us a virtual snapshot of life in mediaeval england that is invaluable to our understanding of the period.
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