1. Chaucer’s Time Line
Myranda Sutton
5th period
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1340-1345 -------------------------------
Birth of Geoffrey Chaucer. ----- 1357
Chaucer became assistant in
the household of Elizabeth de
Burgh, Countess of Ulster.
1359 ----------------------------------------
In September 1359 King Edward
and his sons were invading
France with a large
expeditionary force. Prince ------ 1360
Lionel went into the king's army Chaucer is captured by the
and Chaucer served in the French at the siege of Reims.
retinue of Lionel in the war in
France.
------- 1365-1366
Chaucer marries Philippa
Roet who serves in the
Queen's household.
1366 ----------------------------------------
Death of Chaucer's father, also
travels to Spain.
----- 1367
Chaucer entered service as an
assistant in the household of
Edward III also his first son is
born.

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1367-1370 ------------------------------- ----- 1368
Chaucer translates parts of Chaucer writes the Book of
Romaunt of the Rose. the Duchess about the death
of Blanche
1369 ----------------------------------------
Chaucer travels to Northern
France and serves in the army of
John of Gaunt.
------ 1370
Chaucer travels to the
Continent on the King's
service.
------- 1370
Chaucer again serves with
the army in France.
1372-1377 -------------------------------
Chaucer writes the poems later
adopted as the Second Nun's
Tale and the Monk's Tale in The ----- 1372
Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's wife Philippa starts
to work in the household of
John of Gaunt's wife.

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1372 ----------------------------------------
Chaucer travels to Italy on a ----- 1374
mission. Chaucer is granted a pitcher
of wine daily by the King.
John
1375----------------------------------------
Both Chaucer and Otho de
Graunson receive grants from
John of Gaunt.
------ 1376-1377
Several journeys to France
and Flanders to negotiate for
peace and the marriage of
Richard with a French
1378 ---------------------------------------- princess.
Richard II confirms Edwars
III's, annuity of 20 pounds.
1378-1381 -------------------------------
Chaucer writes Saint
Cecelia, The House of
Fame, Anelida and Arcite and ----- 1381-86
Palamon and Arcite later Chaucer writes Boece and
adapted as The Knight's Tale Troilus and Criseyde

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1387 --------------------------------------
Death of Geoffrey Chaucer's ----- 1387-1392
wife. Chaucer begins The
Canterbury Tales
1389 ----------------------------------------
On 12 July 1389, Chaucer is ------ 1391
declared clerk of the Works at Chaucer is robbed twice.
Westminster, Tower of Robbers take away 10 pounds
London, and other royal estates. at Westminster and 9
pounds, 43 pence at
Hatcham.
------- 1391
Chaucer retired from
Clerkship of the King's works.
1391-1392 -------------------------------
Chaucer writes The Treatise of
the Astrolabe for his son Lewis.
----- 1393
Chaucer is awarded 10
pounds by the King for
services rendered.

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1394 --------------------------------------
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----- 1395
Chaucer is granted an annuity for
Chaucer's son Thomas marries
life of 20 pounds by the King.
the heiress Maud Burghersh.
1396-1400 --------------------------------
Chaucer writes the latest of The ------ 1397
Canterbury Tales Chaucer is granted a ton 252
gal. of wine a year by the
King.
1400 --------------------------------------
Chaucer writes The
Complaint of Chaucer to His
Purse.
--------- 1400
Chaucer's Death on 25
October.