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  1. From these jobs #Chaucer was exposed to many different types of people and it is these people that he depicted in the #canterburytales 7:21 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  2. #Chaucer held many jobs in Medieval society; page, soldier, messenger, valet, bureaucrat, foreman & administrator #canterburytales 7:20 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  3. Apologies, the next tweet was supposed to go out before the tweet this morning. We will post both again, sorry for the confusion..... 7:20 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  4. ......Real life identities have also been suggested for the Wife of Bath, the Merchant, the Man of Law and the Student #canterburytales 2:05 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  5. #Chaucer drew on real life for his cast of pilgrims, the innkeeper shares the name of a contemporary keeper of an Inn inn Southwark...... 2:00 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  6. ......the naturalism of the narrative, the variety of stories the pilgrims tell, the interesting, funny and varied characters 2:05 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  7. There are many reasons why the #canterburytales stands out from other literature of its time...... 2:00 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  8. This collection of stories were #Chaucer's finest work and would go on to influence and shape English literature #canterburytales 2:05 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  9. .......it is the first reference to the idea that St. Valentine's Day was a special day for lovers#canterburytales 2:02 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  10. 'The Parlement of Fouls' is a poem made up of 700 lines and is also told in dream form, one point of interest from the poem is that......... 2:00 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  11. During this period #Chaucer wrote 'Parlement of Fouls' 'The Legend of Good Women' and 'Troilus and Criseyde' #canterburytales 2:05 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  12. #Chaucer wrote many of his major works in a prolific period when he was Comptroller for London (1374-1386) #canterburytales 2:00 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  13. A very British offering in the Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction shop! twitter.com/MedievalEnglan… 4:46 AM May 23rd via Photos on iOS
  14. ....The poem also contains the earliest known uses in the English language of the terms 'galaxy' and 'Milky Way' bit.ly/JWbNa7 2:07 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  15. 'The House of Fame' is over 2,000 lines long in three books and takes the form of a dream vision.............. 2:06 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  16. 'Anelida and Arcite' is a 357 line poem that tells the story of Anelida, queen of Armenia and her wooing by false Arcite from Thebes, Greece 2:05 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  17. Two other early works by #Chaucer were the poems 'Anelida and Arcite' and 'The House of Fame' #canterburytales 2:00 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  18. With this in mind, it would place the writing of 'The Book of the Duchess' between the years 1369 and 1374 #canterburytales 2:05 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  19. It is very likely that 'The Book of the Duchess' was commissioned by John of Gaunt as he granted #Chaucer £10 annuity on 13 June 1374 2:00 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  20. Medieval Market 9 and 10 June! Step back in time at The Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction! 4:04 AM May 21st via web