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K. Warmer – the Magna . Carta. . Factual errors. The Magna . Carta. was agreed at a meeting at Runnymede on the River Thames near London, not at Stonehenge. Stonehenge had been an important place 3,000 years earlier.. Hauraki Gulf, off Northland, the Coromandel Peninsula and the Bay of Plenty. Tuatara once lived throughout the mainland of New were found just on offshore islands. Tuatara can only species in the grou An Introduction. Justine Earl Canterbury Christ Church University. What is reading?. Reading is much more than the decoding of black marks upon the page: it is a quest for meaning and one that requires the reader to be an active participant.. Prologue Notes. Geoffrey Chaucer. Considered the “father of English literature.”. Wrote in the vernacular, middle English.. Was a public servant/diplomat and a writer.. Famous for writing . Troilus and Criseyde . Introduction. The Canterbury Tales. was . written . in Middle English, over a period of years between 1386-1400 . written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400) . written in the London dialect of Middle English . 1. Canterbury Tales. Background. September 15, 2007. Above is a pilgrimage scene from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral. 2-20-08. Mrs. Billet Canterbury Tales /58. 2. Canterbury Tales. Background. Canterbury Tales. The Journey Begins . . .. Chaucer uses a religious pilgrimage to display all segments of medieval England.. The Canterbury Tales begins with a Prologue, . Narrator, presumably Chaucer himself, meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn, located in a suburb of London.. By Geoffrey . Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. Born around 1340, died 1400, in London. Among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Joined the king’s army to fight against the French in the Hundred Years’ War and was captured by the French. . The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. Born in 1340’s. Son of well-to-do family of wine merchants in Ipswich. Work History:. Was a soldier, member of King’s household, a diplomat, custom house controller, justice of the peace, member of Parliament, forest official. A look to the history behind the literature. William the Bastard becomes William the Conqueror…. In 1066, William the Bastard of Normandy along with his troops conquer Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.. 1600–1800. David Shaw. http://docs.djshaw.co.uk/CCL/CCL_DJS_2017-06-06.pptx. Publications. Also . https://blogdjshaw.wordpress.com/. Medieval libraries. Almost no ‘private’ libraries. Some royal collectors. 1340?--1400. A Few Significant Facts!. Completed during the third, mature phase of Chaucer’s writing career, the end of 1300s.. Written in English (Middle English) . while French . remained the language of England’s royal court and members of the English upper-class.. You need your literature book!. Directions: Use yesterday’s notes to help you answer these questions.. In what form of English is . T. he Canterbury Tales . written?. Where are the pilgrims in . The Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer. c. 1343-1400. Considered the father of English poetry. Wrote in the vernacular – common language of the people (English). Served as a soldier, government servant, and member of . Parliament, royal messenger under King Edward III..