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1340
His birth
Poet Geoffrey Chaucer was born circa 1340 in London, England. -
1357
His first years
In 1357 he became a public servant to Countess Elizabeth of Ulster and continued in that capacity with the British court throughout his lifetime. -
1370
His work in Genoa.
From 1370 to 1373, he went abroad again and fulfilled diplomatic missions in Florence and Genoa, helping establish an English port in Genoa. -
1387
The Canterbury Tales.
The Canterbury Tales is a colecction of 24 tales which are written in english between 1387-1400. -
1400
His death.
He died October 25, 1400 in London, England, and was the first to be buried in Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner.
