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Join Mark Steel as he charts Chaucer’s course through history, his appointments to the royal household, his kidnapping in France, his marrying into the aristocracy, and how through the Canterbury Tales he bequeathed to us the first written sign of an England that we’d recognise today.

Writing:
  • Mark Steel

Stars:
Release Date: 2003-10-07
Seasons: 1 2 3
TMDb: 6.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

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