“An adaption of the best-selling historical book of the same name by Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth is a one-of-a-kind 2D interactive novel.
The 12th century is particularly important because Thomas Becket was murdered in the cathedral in 1170 and the veneration of Becket which followed necessitated that the cathedral (and Canterbury) accommodate that strand of pilgrimage.
“Set in the tumultuous period of 12th century England, The Pillars of the Earth sees main characters such as Jack, Aliena and Prior Phillip fight to construct a revolutionary gothic cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge and put their town on the map economically, socially and politically.
There was also a fire which necessitated a bunch of rebuilding work in the choir, hence the appearance of things like flying buttresses.