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1343
He born in 1343
He was an English writer and poet, known above all for being the author of the Canterbury Tales. He is considered the most important English poet of the Middle Ages. -
1357
The first job:
The first of his works appears in 1357 in the family accounts of Isabel de Burgh, Countess of Ulster, when he is cited as his page, something he achieved thanks to his father's connections. -
1357
The first job
The first of the data appears in 1357 in the family accounts of Isabel de Burgh, something that she got thanks to her father's connections. -
1360
He was captured in 1360
He was captured, and King Edward paid £ 16 for his rescue,
a considerable sum in those days. -
1360
He was captured in 1360
he was captured, and King Edward paid £ 16 for his rescue, a considerable sum in those days. -
1366
Se caso con: Philippa Roet
About 1366 Chaucer married Philippa Roet, lady of company of Queen Felipa de Henao. -
1366
Se caso con: Philippa Roet
About 1366 Chaucer married Philippa Roet, lady of company of Queen Felipa de Henao -
1367
Court member:
He became a member of the Court of Edward III as a camera assistant or Yeoman on June 20, 1367. -
1367
member of the royal court
He became a member of the Court of Edward III as a camera assistant or Yeoman on June 20, 1367. -
1369
The book of the duchess:
The Duchess's book in honor of Blanca de Lancaster, first wife of Juan de Ghent, who died of plague in 1369. -
1373
Travel to Italia
Then Chaucer traveled to Picardy the following year as part of a military expedition and also visited Genoa and Florence in
1373, in Italy he met Petrarca or Boccaccio and that one of these introduced him to medieval Italian poetry. -
1374
He worked on:
Chaucer obtained the well-paid job of Comptroller of the Customs of the Port of London on June 8, 1374. -
1380
He started writing
It is believed that he began working on the Canterbury Tales in the early 1380s -
1389
He worked in
On July 12, 1389 Chaucer was appointed master of works of the king, a kind of foreman who organized most of his construction projects. -
1390
Canterbury Tales
Chaucer concluded the Canterbury Tales sometime towards the end of the 1390s. -
1400
He died in
It is believed that he could have died from unknown causes at present on October 25, 1400.
