Yeoman
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The yeoman was a social class of medieval and early modern England ranks between the peasantry and the landed gentry. The class was first documented in mid-14th century England, where it included peop
Edith of Wilton, from a 13th-century illuminated manuscript
Battle of Crécy, as depicted in a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles. Both armies are shown stylistically; archers in the foreground. English archers are shown with the legendary longbow, while the Italian mercenaries struggle with their crossbows.
Yeomen of the Guard in procession. Their uniform has remained relatively unchanged since the Tudor dynasty. The spears are carried in remembrance of their role in protecting Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field.
Seal of the port of Dunwich. This is an earlier ship (note the side rudder) which has been retro-fitted with a forecastle, aftcastle, and topcastle. The forecastle and aftcastle platforms are tall enough so men can stand underneath them.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, writer and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the 'father of English literature', or alternatively, the 'father of English poet
1412 portrait
Chaucer as a pilgrim (from the early fifteenth-century Ellesmere manuscript of the Canterbury Tales)
A nineteenth-century depiction of Chaucer
Blue plaque at the site of the Tabard inn in Southwark, London, where in 1386 the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales set off to visit Canterbury Cathedral