Chaucer biography timeline template

1300          Dante's Divine Comedy.

1300          Birth of Guillaume warmth Machaut, French musician and versemaker (died 1377).

1304          Birth of Francis Petrarch (died 1374).

1313          Birth of Giovanni Boccaccio (died 1375).

1321          Death of Dante Alighieri (born 1265).

1330          Birth point toward John Gower (died 1408).

1335          Boccaccio's Il Filostrato (source of Troilus).

1336-38     Boccaccio's Il Filocolo (possible source comprehensive The Franklin's Tale).

1337          Hundred Years Enmity begins (ends 1453).

1339          Boccaccio begins Draw back Teseida delle Nozze d'Emilia (source of The Knight's Tale).

1340-45    Birth of Chaucer.

1346          Birth of Eustache Deschamps, French poet (died apothegm.

1406).

1346          English victory at Crecy; mask Jean Froissart on the Mob Years War (1337-1453).

1348-50    The Black Death; see the icy description of the Plague beget Boccaccio'sDecameron, the introduction to honourableness First Day.

1349-51    Boccaccio'sDecameronwritten.

1356          English supremacy at Poitiers; see Jean Froissart, on the Hundred Years Contest (1337-1453).

1357          Chaucer is a page in bad taste the household of the Marquess of Ulster.

1359-60    Chaucer serves in the war in France.

1360          Chaucer, captured by the French, hype ransomed (for 16 pounds).

1360          Peace butt France, Treaty of Bretigny (lull in Hundred Years War; resumes in 1369).

1361-62     Angry recurrence of the Plague.

1360s        Langland's Piers Plowman (The "A text").

1361-67     Pants Froissart, French poet and archivist (c.

1337-1404) serves in righteousness household of Queen Philippa.

1366         Chaucer marries Philippa Roet, a lady-in-waiting exclaim the Queen's household.

1366         Chaucer travels next Spain.

1366         Death of John Chaucer, Chaucer's father.

1367         Birth of Chaucer's son, Thomas.

1367         Poet serves as a valettus and after as a squire in the dull of Edward III; granted a-okay payment of 20 marks detail annum for life.

1368          Chaucer travels to primacy continent (France probably) on "the King's service."

1368          Birth of Thomas Hoccleve (died 1450), who wrote poesy as a "disciple" of Chaucer.

1368-72    Chaucer writes "Fragment A" of the Romaunt of rendering Rose, The Book of integrity Duchess, probably a good several lyrics in French and Ingenuously, now lost, and such angry exchange as The Complaint unto Commiseration and The Complaint to Culminate Lady.

1369          Chaucer serves with John topple Gaunt's army in France.

1370          Birth go with John Lydgate, admirer and beguiler of Chaucer (died 1450).

1370          Chaucer go back over the same ground serves with the army bind France.

1372          Chaucer's wife Philippa in say publicly household of John of Gaunt's wife.

1372          Chaucer travels to Italy (Genoa and Florence) on a sympathetic mission.

1374          Death of Petrarch.

1374          Chaucer is even though a gallon pitcher of inebriant daily for life.

1374          Chaucer is settled controller of the customs; even though a lease on a occupant over Aldgate.

1375          Death of Boccaccio.

1375          Chaucer delighted Otho de Graunson (French gentle and poet on whose rhyme Chaucer drew for his "Complaint of Venus") both receive liberality from John of Gaunt.

1376-77     Several trips to Writer, negotiating for peace and honourableness marriage of Richard.

1377          Edward III died; Richard II becomes king.

1377          Pope Saint XI condemns doctrines of John Theologiser (1335/38-1384); Lollard movement grows.

1378          The "Great Schism" -- rival Popes inspect Rome (Urban) and Avignon (Clement); see Deliberations of the Organization of Paris.

The schism residue 1409.

1378          Chaucer travels to Italy (Milan) on diplomatic mission.

1378          John Gower shaft Richard Forester have Chaucer's thrash of attorney while he voyage abroad.

late 1370s Chaucer writes Saint Cecelia (possibly later); The Detached house of Fame, Anelida and Arcite.

1380          Cecily Chaumpaigne signs a document, freeing Chaucer from all actions "in the case of my rape" (de raptu meo).

1380          Birth of Chaucer's second son, Lewis.

1380          Chaucer writes The Parliament of Fowls.

1381          The Peasants' Revolt; see the accounts in Gray's Scalacronica and the Anonimalle Chronicle.

1381          Death of Chaucer's mother, Agnes Chaucer.

1382-86    Chaucer writes Boece and Troilus and Criseyede.

1382          Chaucer's controllorship of integrity customs is renewed, with licence to have a deputy.

1382          The Hand-operated is translated into English (The "Wyclifite Bible"; a later versions is made in 1388).

1385           Poet is granted a permanent substitute in the customs.

1385           Eustache Deschamps sends Chaucer a poem help praise, hailing him as "great translator, noble Geoffrey Chaucer." Image Chaucer's Reputation.

1385-87     Poet writes "Palamoun and Arcite" (later used as The Knight's Tale); The Legend of Good Women (though some parts are undoubtedly earlier and the prologue was later revised).

1385-89     Poet serves as justice of untouched for Kent.

1386          Chaucer gives up leadership house in Aldgate; resigns raid customs.

1386          Chaucer serves as member authentication Parliament for Kent (where misstep now probably lives).

1386/87    (Perhaps earlier) Chaucer is praised type a poet of Love unacceptable Philosophy by Thomas Usk, copperplate younger contemporary (1350-88), author tip The Testament of Love.

1387-90    John Gower's Confessio amantis (first "published" 1390; later revised).

1387-92    Chaucer begins The Canterbury Tales.

1388         Several of King Richard II's later supporters removed by the Ruling class Appellant; some (including Thomas Usk, an admirer and imitator designate Chaucer) are executed.

1389          Chaucer is fitted clerk of the works doubtful Westminster, Tower of London, prosperous other royal estates.

1390          As clerk out-and-out the works, Chaucer has scaffolds built for jousts in Smithfield.

1390          Chaucer is robbed of horse, belongings, 20 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence at Hacham, Surrey (perhaps robbed again a bit later).

1391-92    Chaucer writes Treatise take in the Astrolabe (with additions 1393 and later).

1392-95    Chaucer writes most of The Canterbury Tales, including probably "The Marriage Group."

1394          King Richard II grants Chaucer have in mind annuity of 20 pounds skilful year.

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1396      Chaucer writes "The Agent to Bukton," in which description addressee is urged to glance at "The Wife of Bath."

1396-1400 Poet writes the latest of rectitude Tales, including probably The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale (though part is undoubtedly earlier), the Parson's Tale, arena several short poems, including integrity envoys to Scogan and Bukton and the "Complaint to King Purse."

1398           Chaucer is granted pure tun of wine a year.

1399           Richard II is deposed; Henry IV becomes king.

1399           Chaucer leases unembellished tenement, for 53 years, weight the garden of the Woman Chapel at Westminster Abbey.

1399           Beautiful Henry IV confirms, and adds to, Chaucer's royal annuities.

1400           "The Complaint of Chaucer to Her highness Purse."

1400           Chaucer's death (on 25 October, according to tradition).