<span>According to the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, the “holy blessed martyr” the pilgrims sought in the journey was St. Thomas a Becket.
He was Archbishop of Canterbury in the 12th century, and was killed by the followers of King Henry II after disagreeing with him publicly. After his murder, he was venerated as saint and martyr.
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Because that's the way it works and there is probably another strong reason
A claim is something that can be defended with evidence while an opinion is just what you believe and does not require any evidence
The answer is Stereotypes are based on facts and statistics.