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Medieval England was a harsh time of disease, labo= r, and religion. Exemplified in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a band of travelers partake in a religious pilgr= image. The assortment of travelers consisted of many different people= , including a haberdasher. |
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= Haberdashers are tradesmen most commonly found in medieval England.&= nbsp; A haberdasher is a person who sells supplies for sewing, such as butt= ons, ribbons, and zippers. They were also known as men’s outfit= ters. The haberdasher from The Canterbury Tales was part of a gro= up of tradesmen on a religious pilgrimage. The haberdasher was descri= bed as a relatively successful man for his trade, he was even able to suppl= y his own chef for the pilgrimage. More commonly found in medieval En= gland, haberdashers, were tradesmen who worked for life and were not partic= ularly successful. |
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= Haberdashers were not high in the medieval social hierarchy. A= mong many peddlers and tradesmen, haberdashers, were part of the labor forc= e of medieval England. As shown in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales the tradesmen gro= up which consisted of a Haberd= asher, Carpenter, Weaver, Dyer, Tapestry-Weaver, and their Cook. Thes= e were all considered labor intensive jobs during medieval England and were= placed low on the social latter. Differing from historical findings = that haberdashers were not financially successful, in the Canterbury Tales, the tradesmen were successful enough= to hire a chef for their journey. |
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= Medieval England was a time of hardship. The culture surrounde= d that of which the King of the time created. Myths and religious bel= iefs ruled every aspect of life. Disease was a common depressant that= effected almost everyone. All of these factors effected the people o= f the time. Many individuals took pilgrimages to show their faith and= as read in The Canterbury Tales the pilgrimages w= ere not discriminatory towards any specific person, accepting all levels of= social standings. The culture of the day did, however, lead many to = believe that tradesmen, such as haberdashers, were of the lower class, maki= ng little to no money. Although the tradesmen did not have a successf= ul life in retrospect, they were part of a cultural circle of life. T= radesmen were the start of the circle, creating and supplying all that the = upper class used. Without them there would have been no culture or so= ciety. |
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"Haberdasher Canterbury Tales - Google Search." <= span lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;language:en-US'>= Google. Web. 16 Nov. 201= 0. <http://www.google.com/images?um=3D1&hl=3Den&safe=3Dactive&am= p;biw=3D1259&bih=3D819&gbv=3D2&tbs=3Disch:1&sa=3D1&q=3D= haberdasher canterbury tales&aq=3D0&aqi=3Dg2&aql=3D&oq=3Dha= berdasher can&gs_rfai=3D>.
"SparkNotes: The Canterbury Tales: Plot Overview." = SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides. Web. 16 Nov. 201= 0. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/canterbury/summary.html>.
"Medieval England - History." = UK Travel and Heritage - Britain Express UK Travel Guide. Web. 16 Nov. 201= 0. <http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval_britain_index.htm>= .
Cooper, Helen. = The Canterbury Tales. Oxford: Oxford U= P, 1996. Print. |