In the Steps of Chaucer's Pilgrims: From Southwark to Canterbury from the Air and on Foot

Name: In the Steps of Chaucer's Pilgrims: From Southwark to Canterbury from the Air and on Foot
Brand: Souvenir Press Ltd
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By Jack Ravensdale

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FROM SOUTHWARK TO CANTERBURY FROM THE AIR AND ON FOOT Using a wealth of colour and black and white photographs, taken both from the air and while exploring the route on foot, on of Britain's leading medievalists and landscape historians guides us into a bygone era, when much of the country betwen London and Canterbury was heavily wooded, when the perils of thieves and bad weather forced travellers to seek safety in numbers and the higher more secluded tracks that ran parallel to the main road, Watling Street, and when the recognised stopping places were marked by cheerful hostelries, religious houses and chapels. For the modern pilgrim on foot, this book provides a wonderful guide to possible routes and places of interest. For the traveller by car or train, there are many opportunities for stopping and exploring particular areas rich in medieval remains. The photographs, all especially taken for this book, in themselves encapsulate the living medieval heritage that awaits the explorer.

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Number of Pages:: 144
Release Date:: 1989-06-08
Publication Date:: 1989-06-08
Publisher:: Souvenir Press Ltd
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0285628941

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