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Old English and Beowulf


History of Britain--Timeline and Facts: projectbritain.com/history.html
You would want to browse the sections of Prehistorical Britain, Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxon Britain, and Viking Britain to understand the history of England (from its inception to 1066). 

Middle English and The Canterbury Tales

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1. In 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated at the hands of Henry II's knights.
2. Canterbury Cathedral, founded in 597 and now a world heritage site, is the intended destination for Chaucer's pilgrims. 
3-4. Albeit left incomplete, The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) relays 24 tales told by pilgrims, who vie to spin the best yarn to earn a free meal as a prize. Chaucer--the courtier, diplomat, and foremost poet--travelled far and wide and probably met Giovanni Boccaccio, the author of The Decameron (1353), a collection of 100 novellas told by 10 Florentines during a two-week quarantine from the Black Death. (Two take-home lessons: quarantines really work, and those who seek different sights can envision a perspective.)

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