Pilgrimage in Medieval England

Pilgrimage in Medieval England
Author: Diana Webb
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007-02-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0826435696

The men and women who gathered at the Tabard Inn in Southwark in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are only the most famous of the tens of thousands of English pilgrims, from kings to peasants, who set off to the shrines of saints and the sites of miracles in the middle ages. As they traveled along well-established routes in the hope of a cure or a blessing, to fulfill a vow or to see new places, the pilgrims left records that let us see medieval people and their concerns and beliefs from a unique and intimate angle. As well as the most famous shrines, notably that of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury, Diana Webb also describes the many local pilgrimages and cults, and their rise and fall, over the English middle ages as a whole "Webb's scholarly achievement deserves high praise" -Christina Hardyment, The Independent

The Pilgrims' Way

The Pilgrims' Way
Author: Leigh Hatts
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2022-02-14
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1783624612

A guidebook to walking the Pilgrims’ Way, a 230 km (138 mile) historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. With relatively easy walking on ancient pathways, it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight. The route is presented in 15 stages ranging between 7 and 22 kms (5-14 miles) and is described from both Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London’s Southwark Cathedral (90 miles), with an optional link to Rochester. 1:50,000 OS mapping for each stage Detailed information on accommodation, public transport, and refreshments for each stage Information on the historical background of the pilgrimage, historical figures, and local points of interest GPX files available to download Facilities table to help you plan your itinerary

The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury

The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury
Author: Julia Cartwright
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury" by Julia Cartwright. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.