Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "The Canterbury Tales" yakanyorwa panguva yakaoma munhoroondo yeEngland. Chechi yeKaturike yakanga iri pakati pokuparadzana kweWestern Schism uye, kunyange zvazvo yakanga ichiri chiremera bedzi chechiKristu muWestern Europe, yakanga iri nhau yekukakavadzana kukuru. Lollardy, sangano rapakuvamba rorudzidziso reEngland rakatungamirirwa naJohn Wycliffe, rinotaurwa mu"Tales", iro rinotaurawo nezvechiitiko chaicho chinobatanidza vanokanganwira (vatengesi vezvikanganiso, avo vaidavirwa kuti vanoderedza chirango chenguva pfupi chakakodzera zvivi zvakanga zvatokanganwirwa muSakaramende yeKureurura) avo nenzira yakaipa vakataura kuti vakanga vari kuunganidzira chipatara cheSt. Mary Rouncesval muEngland. "The Canterbury Tales" nderimwe remabasa okutanga ezvinyorwa zvechiNgezi kutaura nezvepepa, chigadzirwa chitsva chakabvumira kuparadzirwa kweshoko rakanyorwa risina kumboonekwa muEngland. Kurwisana kwezvematongerwe enyika, zvakadai se
1381 Kumukira kwavarimi uye kurwisana kunoguma nokugumburwa kwaMambo Richard II, kunoratidzirazve nyonganyonga yakaoma yakakomberedza Chaucer panguva yokunyorwa kwe"Tales". Shamwari dzake dzepedyo dzakawanda dzakapondwa uye iye amene akatamira kuKent kuti atize zvinoitika muLondon.