Dan Moorhouse

THE MANCIPLE’S PROLOGUE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Do you not know where stands a little town That’s called by all about Bob-up-and-down, Under the Blean, down Canterbury way? There did our… 

THE PRIORESS’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Domine, dominus noster. O Lord, Our Lord, Thy name how marvelous Is spread through all this mighty world,” said she; “For not alone Thy… 

THE FRIAR’S PROLOGUE This worthy limiter, this noble friar, He turned always a lowering face, and dire, Upon the summoner, but for courtesy No rude and insolent word as yet spoke he. But at the… 

THE MILLER’S PROLOGUE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The Words between the Host and the Miller Now when the knight had thus his story told, In all the rout there was nor… 

THE LAWYER’S PROLOGUE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer O Hateful evil! State of Poverty! With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded! To ask help shameth thy heart’s delicacy; If none thou… 

THE CLERK’S PROLOGUE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Sir clerk of Oxford,” our good host then said, “You ride as quiet and still as is a maid But newly wedded, sitting at… 

THE FRANKLIN’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer In old Armorica, now Brittany, There was a knight that loved and strove, did he To serve a lady in the highest wise; And… 

THE CANON’S YEOMAN’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Prima pars Seven years I’ve served this canon, but no more I know about his science than before. All that I had I… 

Execution of Joan of Arc, 30th May 1431 Joan of Arc had been captured by the Burgundians at the Siege of Compiegne. Then she was transferred into the custody of the English. She was tried as… 

PROLOGUE TO MELIBEUS Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer No more of this, for God’s high dignity!” Exclaimed our host, “For you, sir, do make me So weary with your vulgar foolishness That,…