<P> In 1220 , Becket 's remains were translated from his first tomb to the finished chapel . As a result of this event , the chapel became a major pilgrimage site , inspiring Geoffrey Chaucer to write The Canterbury Tales in 1387 and with routes ( e.g. from Southwark ( Chaucer 's route ) and the Pilgrim 's Way to / from Winchester ) converging on the cathedral . Becket 's shrine stood until it was destroyed in 1540 . This was done on orders from King Henry VIII as vengeance for his ancestor , Henry II . The king also destroyed Becket 's bones and ordered that all mention of his name be obliterated . The pavement where the shrine stood in the chapel is today marked by a lighted candle . Modern day archbishops of Canterbury celebrate the Eucharist at this place to commemorate Becket 's martyrdom and the translation of his body from his first burial place to this chapel . </P>
<P> In 1220 , Becket 's remains were translated from his first tomb to the finished chapel . As a result of this event , the chapel became a major pilgrimage site , inspiring Geoffrey Chaucer to write The Canterbury Tales in 1387 and with routes ( e.g. from Southwark ( Chaucer 's route ) and the Pilgrim 's Way to / from Winchester ) converging on the cathedral . Becket 's shrine stood until it was destroyed in 1540 . This was done on orders from King Henry VIII as vengeance for his ancestor , Henry II . The king also destroyed Becket 's bones and ordered that all mention of his name be obliterated . The pavement where the shrine stood in the chapel is today marked by a lighted candle . Modern day archbishops of Canterbury celebrate the Eucharist at this place to commemorate Becket 's martyrdom and the translation of his body from his first burial place to this chapel . </P>
at canterbury cathedral the shrine of is today marked by a single
at canterbury cathedral the shrine of is today marked by a single
lighted candle
lighted candle