References to John Wycliffe and the Lollards can be found in The Canterbury Tales as Chaucer
-champions their cause and praises the Lollards for pursuing the truth at any cost.
-pokes fun at Wycliffe for being obsequious to the crown instead of standing up for his
own beliefs.
-includes Wycliffe among the pilgrims as the philosopher from Oxford.
-includes Wycliffe's dislike of church doctrine in his depiction of a Friar who sells
indulgences and enjoys the company of women.