The Canterbury Tales

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Referenced when discussing indulgences and the Pardoner character, described as 'the most loathsome figure in the Canterbury Tales,' noting that Chaucer could criticize church practices without being condemned as a heretic.

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Briefly mentioned as evidence that fun was part of medieval pilgrimages, in discussion of whether pilgrimages could be considered early forms of holidays

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Tom mentions reading Chaucer during lockdown, specifically discussing 'the knight's tale' and 'the wife of Bath's tale' in relation to medieval attitudes toward rape and chivalry